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Green Finance & Social-Impact Bonds: How Developed Countries Mobilise Markets for the SDGs

While governments are struggling with high public expenditures, and urgent climate and development priorities, advanced economies began utilizing capital markets, instead of just aid budgets, to finance Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) priorities. Tools like sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), green bonds, and carbon prices have become common methods to direct private capital toward public goods. From Niche…

Youth engaging in City Climate Pulse program to promote civic action, climate leadership, and urban resilience in India.

City Climate Pulse: Youth, Civic Action and Climate Accountability

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Photo Credit: YLAC Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 29, 2025 02:43 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India is confronted with a convergence of crises: urbanization, climate crisis, and a crying need for civic action. While governments agonize over policy and NGOs agendas, young people are typically spectators and not participants. City Climate Pulse is attempting to alter that….

India’s Blue Economy and SDG 14 — Sustainable Ocean and Marine Conservation

Blue Economy: The Ocean’s Role in Achieving the SDGs

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The ocean is neither boundless nor tranquil; for India as a country with 7,500+ km coastline and a 2.02 million km² Exclusive Economic Zone, it is at once a source of food, livelihoods and minerals, and a front line for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Linking SDG 14 (Life Below Water) to India’s policy options…

Villagers in Tamil Nadu celebrate a Silent Diwali near Vadamugam Vellode Bird Sanctuary to protect migratory birds from fireworks.

Tamil Nadu’s Villages Choose Migratory Birds Over Fireworks on Diwali

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Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 24, 2025 05:42 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik Every Diwali, as the rest of India lights up the sky with crackling fireworks, a few villages in Tamil Nadu choose a different path. Around the Vadamugam Vellode Bird Sanctuary in Erode district, seven villages have kept alive a two-decade-old promise. They…

Festival Season with Conscience: Diwali, Brands, and a Cleaner Celebration

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Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut CSR DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 18, 2025 10:31 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal Each year, Diwali is one of the most joyful festivals in India. Laxmi puja and sweets, new clothes and family visits, and burning fireworks and excessive garish lights. In the absence of adequate measures to mitigate the air pollution…

$7 Back for Every $1

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Photo Credit: Paresh Kumar Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 03, 2025 01:13 ISTWritten By: Paresh Kumar WASHINGTON, D.C: Billions lack safe toilets. Floods and droughts wreck what’s left. Climate change turns a basic need into a deadly trap. A new World Bank report sounds the alarm. It’s time to rethink sanitation. Or watch cities drown…

Inside India’s $120 Million E-Waste Overhaul: Can the Circular Economy Deliver?

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Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 14, 2025 04:20 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal On October 13, 2025, India disclosed a new five-year initiative, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to expedite India’s transition to a circular economy in the electronics sector. The Ministry of…

La Niña 2025: A Harsher Winter and the Measurable Health Toll on India

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Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 11, 2025 11:25 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal In years when La Niña develops in the Pacific Ocean, India’s weather patterns are different: the southwest monsoon brings rainfall that is often average to above average for much of the country, but can also stall, cluster or return…

Turning Mine Waste into Climate Solutions: Can India Replicate Brazil’s Earthstone Project?

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Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 06, 2025 04:04 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The Genesis of Project Earthstone On September 23rd 2025, Project Earthstone was launched in Brazil, bringing together three global leaders: Isometric (a carbon removal standards and registry organization), Anglo American (the largest producer of platinum in the world and…

Between Promise and Reality: India’s Climate Policies in the Spotlight

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Photo Credit: Climate Action Tracker Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 15, 2025 02:30 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal India is at a pivotal moment in its climate journey. While many praise India’s development of renewable energy, new policies, and ambitious long-term commitments, new analysis has highlighted the difference between these policies and the styles…