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A man navigates the waterways through the Picharavam mangroves, collecting wild halophytes have taken root alongside the salt-tolerant mangrove trees following restoration near Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Why feasibility matters for land use projects in India [Commentary]

Sayanta Ghosh, J.V. Sharma 7 Jul 2026
Labourers work in an iron and steel factory on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

Trade liberalisation meets carbon tariffs as India eyes EU market [Commentary]

Soutrik Goswami, Isha Sharma 30 Jun 2026
A labourer prepares steel furniture at a factory. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Financing the green shift remains a hurdle for steel MSMEs

Rohini Krishnamurthy 24 Jun 2026
Machine operators work on cell printing for solar panels in Mundra, Gujarat, at a manufacturing unit where solar energy components are made from scratch. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Efficiency mandates can build India’s clean tech sovereignty [Commentary]

Ajay Mathur 15 Jun 2026
Tendu leaves being dried after harvest. Representative image by Subodhkiran via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India releases report on access-benefit sharing from biological resources

Simrin Sirur 29 May 2026
A stall owner waits for business visitors at the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi in 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

India-E.U. agreement promises trade growth but could face green regulatory barriers

Kundan Pandey 6 Feb 2026

Tracing the evolving landscape of green jobs in 2025

Aditi Tandon 30 Dec 2025

When reel and real stories create impact

Sejal Mehta, Aditi Tandon 7 Nov 2025

The Green Credits Programme needs to move beyond its tree-centric approach [Commentary]

Gautam Aredath 23 Oct 2025
Flood-affected areas in Amreli, Gujarat in June 2015. Image by Indian Air Force, licensed under Government Open Data License – India (GODL).

Data deserts and drowning cities [Commentary]

Soumya Bhowmick 25 Jun 2025
A man cleans up floral waste. Image by Nico Crisafulli via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Giving floral waste a second life

Shilpa Raina 18 Jun 2025
Solar panels in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Image by Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pollution Control Board releases draft guidelines for handling solar panel waste

Kundan Pandey 13 Jun 2025
Between 2000 and 2019, India experienced 321 natural disasters that led to over 70,000 deaths and affected approximately one billion people. Image by Priyanka Vaderu.

An evolving workforce around disaster management

Sejal Mehta, Aditi Tandon 22 May 2025
A deserted and inundated metro station in Kochi during the 2018 Kerala floods. Image by Dil Shad Roshan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Limited climate finance shifts focus on startups and local innovation

Navya P.K. 9 May 2025

The future of jobs is green, but getting there is a maze

Aditi Tandon, Sejal Mehta 1 May 2025
Field biologists at work, monitoring tropical rainforest tree phenology in the Anamalai Hills. Image by T.R. Shankar Raman via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What are green jobs? [Explainer]

Aditi Tandon 1 May 2025

Greenwashing guidelines a ‘welcome step’, but needs enforcement, says industry

Simrin Sirur 23 Oct 2024

Major players driving India’s green growth story spent millions in funding for political parties

Simrin Sirur 29 Mar 2024

Green Credit Scheme’s ‘methodology’ doesn’t inspire confidence among experts

Simrin Sirur 19 Mar 2024

[Interview] Camelia Dewan on how ‘climate change’ is becoming a development buzzword to continue business as usual

Simrin Sirur 26 Feb 2024