Energy, Security, and Strategy: Why Central Asia Matters to India
The 5 “stans” form the Central Asian region, namely Kazakhstan (Astana), Uzbekistan (Tashkent), Turkmenistan (Ashabat), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek), and Tajikistan (Dushanbe).
Category Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Urban Inequalities Threaten India’s Road to Sustainable Development
According to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025, India has ranked 99th out of 167 countries.
Turkiye’s Green Leap: Policy Lessons for India’s Sustainable Transition
Even as India-Turkiye ties face strain over Ankara’s role following the Pakistan-orchestrated attack in Pahalgam, it is worth examining Turkiye’s climate governance leap.
Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life Science Departments: DBT-BUILDER
The DBT-BUILDER programme, launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, is a flagship initiative aimed at strengthening and modernizing life science education and research infrastructure in Indian universities. Recognizing that universities are critical hubs for capacity building, BUILDER provides financial and infrastructural support to create interdisciplinary departments in life sciences, thereby encouraging innovation and collaborative research.
India-EU Green Hydrogen Trade Potential: Tracing the Road to a Sustainable Energy Trade
Green hydrogen is hydrogen gas produced using renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or hydropower through a process called electrolysis and is increasingly seen as a key solution for reducing global carbon emissions, especially in sectors that are hard to decarbonise, such as steel, fertilizers, and shipping.
National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NM-SHE)
The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NM-SHE) is an initiative launched in 2014, as one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and falls under the observation and implementation of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The Himalayan ecosystem is one of the largest resources of snow and ice and remains a vulnerable ecosystem due to the consequences of climate change and developmental issues.
Driving Out the Old: A Policy Analysis of India’s Vehicle Scrappage Policy – 2021
In 2021, the Government of India launched the V oluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme (VVMP), commonly referred to as the Vehicle Scrappage Policy, with a threefold ambition: to improve road safety, reduce urban air pollution, and kick-start a domestic circular economy for vehicle materials. The policy couples regulatory instruments with financial incentives and institution-building to formalize how “end-of-life” vehicles (ELVs) are retired and recycled.