The Green Credit Programme (GCP) represents one of India's most recent attempts to create market-based incentives for environmental conservation and restoration. Announced in the Union Budget 2023–24 and subsequently notified through the Green Credit Rules of 2023 under the Environment (Protection) Act on 12 October 2023.
The Khadi sector occupies a unique place in India's economic and political imagination. Born out of Mahatma Gandhi's vision of rural self-reliance, the hand-spun fabric was once a tool of national resistance; today it survives largely as a niche, low-income occupation for rural spinners and weavers, many of whom earn barely enough to sustain themselves. Traditional charkha spinning has historically offered artisans wages as low as Rs. 140 a day, a figure that reflects both low productivity and the physical toll of manual spinning.
Climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, transcending national boundaries and demanding collective global action. While discussions on climate change often revolve around local environmental degradation such as deforestation, urbanisation, or pollution, the scientific reality is far more complex. Climate change leads to disruptions in the Earth’s interconnected systems, driven predominantly by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions accumulated over centuries.
Policy UpdateParidhi Passi Introduction Biotechnology has quietly become one of India’s most consequential growth sectors, yet for years it lacked a single, unifying national framework. The BioE3 Policy, Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment, was designed to fill that gap.…
India's maritime destiny is written in its geography. With a coastline stretching over 7,500 kilometres (including island territories, over 11,000 km) and 13 coastal states and Union Territories,
Mr. Modi has been PM of India for the last 12 years. In 2014 the long period of coalition rule at the Center ended and hat was characterized as a period of uncertainty when hard decisions could not be taken and consequently there was policy paralysis and economic downturn.
As India undergoes rapid urbanisation, cities are discovering opportunities such as economic growth, innovation and employment. But, the rapid nature of urbanization also creates challenges in terms of waste management, resource consumption, climate vulnerability and infrastructure stress.