Banyan Nation turns plastic waste into high-quality recycled resin that matches virgin materials, focusing on quality, traceability, and industrial use. It is helping reshape India’s recycling system by making circular economy solutions commercially viable. Banyan Nation began with a simple idea, clean plastic can be used again and again if systems are built to handle…
The 25th World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS 2026) in New Delhi showcased India’s progress in clean energy, agri-photovoltaics, and Himalayan innovations through Him-CONNECT, emphasizing that sustainability must be a civilizational commitment, not just a pledge. The 25th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) concluded in New Delhi, leaving behind more than a conference…
India’s climate and energy discourse has entered a more mature phase, marked by a shifting intent from binding targets to inculcating a system readiness approach and embedding it into policy design. The outlining of India’s climate action strategies in the Economic Survey 2025-26 is notable because it repositions climate change as a structural economic variable…
umanity has entered a phase of acute ecological turmoil. Heatwaves, erratic monsoons, cyclones, floods, droughts, and wildfires are changing our ecology and straining our food systems. As environmental disasters escalate, building climate resilience has emerged as a key national priority. Even as governments negotiate on climate policies and industries switch over to cleaner technologies, there…
India honours the bravery, dedication and nautical prowess of our Indian Navy. A navy that protects over 7,500 kilometres of large coastline and the mighty Indian Ocean Region (IOR) on 4th December every year. Traditionally, Navy Day tributes emphasise India’s strategic maritime power, operational readiness and the bravery of naval personnels. However, in recent years,…
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 calls for making cities inclusive, safe, climate resilient, sustainable and inclusive. Urban mobility has become a top goal for cities around the world. This objective is strongly related to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of India agreed under the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda (NUA), which together…
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: Facebook @Captured moments Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 29, 2025 04:15 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik When Bhutan celebrated the birth of its crown prince by planting 108,000 trees, it was more than paying tribute to a royal child. It was testament to the world what is truly important in an era…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Education DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 29, 2025 02:52 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal In the realm of international development, the Social Development Goals (SDGs) are highly regarded. Some indicators of the progress that SDGs are making are positive and still, some are stagnant. This highlights where research, policy, and funding…
Photo Credit: Batx Energies Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 09, 2025 04:20 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal When the Geological Survey of India made an announcement in February 2023 that there is an inferred resource of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium ore in Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir, it felt as a small tremor in…
