Category Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

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Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026: Examining India’s Implementation Readiness

Considering the growing urbanisation and lifestyle changes, India’s material consumption has increased six-fold between 1970 and 2015 and is expected to double again by 2030.  According to a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India generates over 62 million tonnes of municipal waste annually, however, only 30-35% of the waste is scientifically segregated, posing a serious sanitation and health menace. 

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Heatwave Trends, Causes and Solutions

Heatwave has no universal definition. In general, Heatwave refers to a prolonged period of excessively hot weather coupled with high humidity. Different countries have different definitions of heatwaves which is usually based on their population’s tolerance and average temperatures throughout their history. For example, In USA, common definition for heatwave is temperature above 33.2 degree Celsius (90-degree Fahrenheit) for a period of 3 days continuously whereas for Australia the definition for heatwave is temperature above 35 degrees Celsius for 5 days or 40 degrees Celsius for consecutive 3 days. 

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Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025: Evaluating India’s Framework for Sustainable Vehicle Recycling and Circular Economy

India’s economic rise has been accompanied by an equally dramatic expansion in vehicle ownership. Rising incomes, urbanisation, logistics growth and improved mobility have together made India the world’s third-largest automobile market. The country now adds more than 20 million vehicles annually (NITI Aayog), making automobiles one of the most important drivers of industrial activity, employment and consumption.

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Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Greywater Management & IoT-Based Monitoring Policy (2026) – Implementation Challenges 

Policy UpdateAshi Verma Background  Jal Jeevan 2.0 represents a strategic goal to ensure universal access to safe and adequate drinking water through modern governance and technology. The Mission which was launched in August 2019 with the objective of providing tap…

Climate Litigation, Activism and Environmental Advocacy in India

With the growing challenges of climate change around the world, it has become imperative that governments address them through litigation to ensure the conservation of their respective natural environments. The speaker for the session, Mr Debadityo Sinha, is a Lead in Climate and Ecosystems at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, and presented on Day 4 of the Cohort on “Climate Litigation, Activism and Environmental Advocacy in India.” The session was hosted by Dolly Kaushik, and the speaker examined the regulatory framework governing the protection of riverine ecosystems in India. It explained how different environmental legislations interact to regulate pollution, conserve biodiversity, protect forests, and ensure that development projects undergo environmental scrutiny before being implemented. The session also had a significant focus on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, and the procedures for obtaining environmental clearances.

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Beyond Population Control: Evaluating the Effectiveness of India’s Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023

Policy UpdateArjya Shree Pande BACKGROUND India’s animal birth control ABC rules 2023, notified by the Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry And Dairying on 10th March 2023, (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, 2023) represent a comprehensive update to the…

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Nature-Based Flood Governance in Northeast India: Evaluating Assam’s Wetland-Based Flood Mitigation Policies and Initiatives, 2015–2026

Assam's relationship with flooding is not new, but the vocabulary of its flood policy is changing. For decades, the state's response to the Brahmaputra and its tributaries was almost entirely structural: embankments, spurs, and dredging works administered by engineering agencies.

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