Category Policy Update

Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) 2023: Assessing India’s First Mandatory Carbon Market and Its Path to Net-Zero

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

India has spent decades regulating how much energy its industries use, but until now it never had a legal mechanism to price how much carbon those industries actually emit. The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) changes that. Notified by the Ministry of Power on 28 June 2023 under Section 14AA of the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022, CCTS establishes India's first mandatory domestic carbon market, built around energy-intensive industries that together account for a sizable share of the country's industrial emissions.

IMPRI Desk
July 28, 2026

Why Does the G7 Keep Inviting India to its Summits?

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies

India’s recurring invitations reveal as much about New Delhi’s ambitions as about the G7’s adaptation to the changing times.

IMPRI Desk
July 27, 2026

YUVA Tourism CLUBS: Nurturing Young Ambassadors of Indian Tourism ( 2022)

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

The YUVA Tourism CLUBS initiative was started by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in 2022 as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

IMPRI Desk
July 27, 2026

The Green Energy-Groundwater Paradox: An Economic Evaluation of PM-KUSUM (2019)

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2019 to solarize India's agricultural sector, enhance energy security, and provide clean daytime power to farmers.

IMPRI Desk
July 27, 2026

India’s Polar Strategy: Antarctica and the Future of Climate Governance

Policy Update, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Antarctica is now at the heart of global climate governance as it continues to contribute to sea-level rise, influence climate and house unique biodiversity. India’s Antarctic programme is a model of science-led, collaborative engagement that links climate monitoring with environmental stewardship a1nd international diplomacy in the sustainable management of one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.

IMPRI Desk
July 27, 2026

A Distracted Pakistan: Strategic Opportunity in the Afghanistan-Pakistan War

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies

Policy UpdateAsmatwali Background Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan, simmering since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, escalated into open warfare in late February 2026. Following weeks of militant attacks inside Pakistan, the Pakistan Air…

IMPRI Desk
July 26, 2026

India’s Asia-Pacific Outreach: Modi’s Indonesia-Australia-New Zealand Trip

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies

Policy UpdateAsmatwali Background Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a six-day, three-nation tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from 6 to 11 July 2026, comprising a State Visit to Indonesia (6-8 July), the Third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne (8-10…

IMPRI Desk
July 26, 2026