India’s CSR spending still prioritizes post-disaster relief over pre-disaster resilience, even though proactive investments save more lives and livelihoods. To address rising climate risks, corporate strategy must shift toward long-term, risk-based resilience planning rather than reactive aid. Introduction Geeta Devi lives in Darbhanga, Bihar. In the monsoon of 2025, the Baghmati river rose for the…
Greenwashing in India is rising as companies make misleading sustainability claims, despite stricter ESG regulations. Weak enforcement and fragmented oversight continue to undermine accountability and consumer trust. Introduction In the summer of 2023, a close friend of mine bought a well-known brand’s “eco-friendly” range of personal care products. She paid a premium. She chose them…
India’s rising heatwaves are severely impacting informal women workers, who lack legal protection, financial security, and safe working conditions. Despite this, CSR efforts remain focused on environmental goals while largely ignoring worker heat stress and supply chain risks. Sangeeta Sonawane starts her day at ten, setting up shop right by the busy railway station in…
The anti-ESG backlash is weakening accountability systems and cutting funding for gender-focused programmes globally. As ESG rollbacks and aid reductions grow, women are disproportionately bearing the impact, slowing progress on equality. Trump-era ESG rollbacks and global aid cuts are hitting gender programmes hardest. The UN has the numbers. The corporate sector is looking the other…
India and Finland have launched a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability, focusing on AI, 6G, digital public infrastructure, and green energy to boost inclusive growth. Both countries also aim to double bilateral trade by 2030 and strengthen cooperation in technology, innovation, and sustainability. India and Finland have elevated their bilateral relationship to a “Strategic…
India and Bhutan are strengthening their power partnership through hydropower development, cross-border electricity trade, and clean energy initiatives, supporting economic growth, regional energy security, and climate goals. The collaboration emphasizes sustainable, socially responsible projects and institutional coordination to benefit both countries and local communities. ———————————————————————————————————— India and Bhutan have taken another step to deepen their…
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…
CSIR laboratories in Lucknow have created pathways for the utilization of technology for startups to support the transformation of scientific research into applicable business and agricultural opportunities. This announce- ment was made through the CSIR Startup Conclave, which was hosted on September 14th and 15th, 2025 at the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) in Lucknow….
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….
The Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) is cementing its place as an elite institution leading thought leadership into urgent current issues through its long-running conclave CRISP 2025 “Conference on Responsible Innovation & Sustainability Practices” this year in the company of an inspiring representation of academics, industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, and students. An event with…
