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The European Union has just ruled out an exemption for India from its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism-the new climate-linked tariff that will tax carbon-intensive imports coming into the bloc. The news, reported in the Financial Times on 16 November 2025, affects some of the most trade-dependent industries in India, like steel, aluminium, cement and fertilizers….
As climate negotiations enter a new decade, COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has emerged as a defining moment for global climate governance. India presented a strong and forward-thinking climate position at the High-Level Segment, one that combines local resilience, global equity, and national ambition. Three reinforcing pillars- implementation, justice, and decentralised climate leadership can be used…
In June 2023, the Government of India launched the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes, a program that quietly yet firmly repositions the restoration of mangroves from an afterthought in conservation to a national climate and livelihood mission. As the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change expands its implementation through 2025, MISHTI…
At COP26, when India made its bold promise to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, very few places captured the promise of this ambition as vividly as the Northeast. Nestled in the Himalayas and enriched by forests, rivers, and biodiversity, the eight Northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim…
When the UN shared the Food and Agriculture Organization’s shocking headline “Nearly 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation is impacting agricultural productivity and threatening food security,” it summarized a global assessment effort, but that’s a complicated technical report condensed down to a single socialize media line. However, the line encapsulates a broad…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
