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J&K climate change – an issue worth importance

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 31, 2020

India is the fifth most vulnerable of 181 countries to the effects of climate change, with its poorest being the most at risk, according to a report Global Climate Risk Index 2020 prepared by Bonn-based think-tank Germanwatch on December 4, 2019. Jammu and Kashmir is the 2nd...

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UN pushes big banks to fight climate change

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2019

Only two of the world’s 10 biggest banks joined the coalition of 130 global financial firms in agreeing to align their business with international efforts to address climate change and other environmental issues. The group that signed on to the United Nations’ Principles for...

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IMT CDL launches India’s first-ever comprehensive Online PG Certificate program in Sustainable Development

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2019

IMT CDL, a premium distance learning management institute, along with IMT Nagpur, a leading B-School of India offering regular PGDM Programs, launched the country’s first-ever multidisciplinary...

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Social entrepreneurship meets sustainable development

By : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2019

In an era where fashion brands are increasingly criticised for the environmental issues raised by their manufacture, Tentree promises to be an ‘environmentally progressive’ and responsible brand...

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Jamshedpur environmentalists plan green campaign for poll manifesto

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2019

Climate activists and environmentalists in Jamshedpur will carry out public engagement campaigns across the constituency from April, to lobby various political parties to include environmental...

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Climate justice critical, say senior judges

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2019

“In Chhattisgarh, land is taken away from tribals and they do not get a pittance in return,” said Justice Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court during his address at the launch of a law programme to...

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Mumbai: Green activists urge parties to include environment issues in manifestos

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2019

Environmentalists and activists are demanding that environment issues find a place in the election manifestos of political parties. The city’s green activists have been disappointed with the...

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India pilots resolutions on Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at 4th UNEA

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 18, 2019

In a significant first, India piloted resolutions on two important global environment issues relating to Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at the fourth session of United...

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COP24 talks end with rulebook on Paris Agreement

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2018

After two weeks of intense negotiations, the COP24 climate talks ended in the late hours of Saturday with an agreement that is broadly in India’s favour.

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