India water crisis :India's total annual groundwater recharge saw a slight decline in 2024 due to increased extraction, driven significantly by states like Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi. The rise in 'critical' and 'over-exploited' units highlights growing water scarcity concerns, despite some localized improvements.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed a $500 million loan to support green projects aligned with the country’s ambitious climate goals.
From June 2026, all clean energy projects in India must use solar modules made with locally-produced cells.
Among G20 nations, India’s dietary habits are the most environmentally sustainable, according to the latest WWF Living Planet Report 2024.
Six pioneers in plastics recycling were celebrated at the inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards India, held at the NESCO Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC)
The Climate-Adaptative Community-Based Water Harvesting Project, backed by ADB, will see the construction of 532 climate-resilient water-storage facilities across Meghalaya’s 12 districts.
Declared organic in 2016, Sikkim’s transformation has won international acclaim, including the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Future Policy Gold Award in 2018.
Currently, only 17.6 per cent of land and inland waters and 8.4% of ocean and coastal areas are within documented protected and conserved zones.
Despite significant steps forward on indigenous representation and a potential billion-dollar fund for biodiversity, the 16th Conservation of Parties (COP16) summit in Colombia concluded in discord. Developing countries left frustrated as rich nations failed to deliver on their funding promises.