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Decoding the Green Credit Rules 2023

This article covers various aspects of the Green Credit Rules 2023, from its inception to the eligibility criteria and potential challenges.

Rutvi Sheth

Posted on 02 Jan, 2024 03:35 PM

The Green Credit Rules, 2023, notified on October 12, 2023, represent a significant commitment by India towards sustainable practices. Officially announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), these rules aim to redefine the country's environmental landscape.

Green Credit Programme is an innovative market-based mechanism designed to incentivize voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors, by various stakeholders like individuals, communities, private sector industries, and companies. (Image: Needpix)

Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response

Policy matters this fortnight

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PM

NGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds

The NGT highlighted the diversion of environmental compensation funds for unauthorised purposes (Image: Needpix)

Voices at COP28 and the power of language

A snapshot of global climate conversations at COP 28

James Abraham

Tanya Singhal

Posted on 22 Dec, 2023 05:37 PM

One of the most notable points of contention at the COP28 summit, hosted this year by the United Arab Emirates, was around language. The language chosen to describe the future of fossil fuels.

Global warming may increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in many areas (Image: Maher Najm; Flickr PDM 1.0 DEED)

Waste pickers in India's informal sector contribute up to 80% of plastic waste collection

Alliance to End Plastic Waste highlights 27 actions and policies to reduce plastic waste leakage and increase recycling

Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Posted on 18 Dec, 2023 07:42 PM

A study published by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and supported by Roland Berger highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally.

Plastic pollution (Image: Janak Bhatta; Wikimedia Commons)

Slow progress: Southern Ridge still encroached after three years of NGT oversight

Policy matters this fortnight

Posted on 17 Dec, 2023 08:12 PM

Challenges persist: Limited headway in reclaiming Southern Ridge despite NGT oversight for three years

Forest area of Delhi Ridge (Image: Wikipedia)

Green Rising India Alliance to spearhead sustainable development for 50 million youth

A landmark public-private initiative announced at COP28

UNICEF

Posted on 09 Dec, 2023 08:02 PM

UNICEF and its global partnerships platform Generation Unlimited (also known as YuWaah in India) have partnered with key organisations committed to working towards a green future for children and young people as a part of the Green Rising India Alliance (GRIA).

Women trained to install and maintain low-cost solar panels, in villages in remote rural areas of Odisha (Image: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures/Department for International Development; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

High stakes hearing: Meghalaya High Court addresses unlawful rat-hole mining after Committee's startling report

Policy matters this fortnight

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 02:56 PM

Meghalaya High Court confronts ongoing illicit rat-hole coal mining: Committee's alarming report sparks legal and environmental concerns

Banning all coal mining in the region, can effectively shut down the economy (Image: ECSP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

A healthy soil is the foundation of crop productivity and sustainability

Worldwide, soil degradation could cost $23 million by 2050 due to the loss of food, ecosystem services, and income. Soil health in agriculture is critical, with near-term impacts likely. As an agricultural innovator, Corteva is built on a believes in promoting sustainable agriculture and providing farmers with the most suitable and effective solutions to protect the health of their soil.

Corteva Agriscience

Posted on 05 Dec, 2023 02:51 PM

According to a 2022 report by FAO, soil has been declared finite by the United Nations, which predicts catastrophic soil loss within 60 years. Worldwide, soil degradation could cost $23 million by 2050 due to the loss of food, ecosystem services, and income.

Controlling nematodes poses a problem (Image: Pxhere)

Public expects transparency on climate action, APCO survey finds

A notable gap in understanding common terms related to climate action points to a strong demand for clearer language and transparent performance and accountability frameworks.

APCO Worldwide

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Posted on 01 Dec, 2023 03:20 PM

Climate change is the biggest emergency for people around the world, but they are divided on how to address it, according to APCO Worldwide’s inaugural global Climate Action Confidence Tracker, conducted in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Climate change: Russian art contest (Image: UNDP; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sorting for circularity India toolkit launched

Pioneering partnership sets India on path to next-gen textiles leadership

Fashion for Good

Posted on 30 Nov, 2023 07:56 PM

Leveraging insights from Wealth in Waste, Fashion for Good releases a toolkit designed to revalorise textile waste in India. Celebrating the closure of the Sorting for Circularity India Project, a conference in New Delhi on December 1 and 2, hosted in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, IDH, Canopy, and Reverse Resources will focus on developing a roadmap to circularity.

Textile waste can have detrimental effects on the environment (Image: Rawpixel)

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May 14, 2024

जलवायु परिवर्तन का मानव स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव एवं वर्तमान प्रदूषण रहित चुनौतियां (भाग 2)

May 14, 2024

जलवायु परिवर्तन का मानव स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव एवं वर्तमान प्रदूषण रहित चुनौतियां (भाग 1)

जलवायु परिवर्तन से मिट्टी पर पड़े प्रभाव का सीधा असर मानव स्वास्थ्य पर पड़ता है। जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण तापमान में वृद्धि होती है और वाष्पीकरण का संतुलन खराब हो जाता है व हमारी मिट्टी की आर्द्रता असंतुलित हो जाती है। इसके परिणाम स्वरूप हमें सूखे की मार झेलनी पड़ सकती है। अगर यह स्थिति लगातार बनी रही तो मिट्टी मरुस्थल में तब्दील हो जाती है। मिट्टी एक समय ऊसर व बंजर हो जाती है। अर्थात हमारे पास भोज्य पदार्थ के उत्पादन के लिए पर्याप्त उर्वर भूमि नहीं बचेगी और हमें भूख व कुपोषण की चपेट में आकर अपनी जान गंवानी पड़ेगी। हालांकि यह स्थिति अभी भी बनी हुई है। लेकिन जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण इसका स्वरूप और विकराल हो सकता है।

May 12, 2024

Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality

Rethinking community engagement in the Atal Bhujal Yojana

Towards sustainable groundwater management (Image: IWMI)

May 12, 2024

भारत में सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य पर जलवायु परिवर्तन का प्रभाव

बढ़ते तापमान और मौसम में बदलाव से गर्मी की लहरों और चरम मौसम की घटनाओं की आवृत्ति और तीव्रता बढ़ रही है, जिससे बीमारी, चोट और मृत्यु का खतरा बढ़ जाता है। साथ ही जलवायु-संवेदनशील रोगजनकों के फैलाव में बदलाव आता है, जिससे डेंगू और डायरिया जैसी बीमारियाँ कुछ क्षेत्रों में अधिक आम हो सकती हैं। जलवायु परिवर्तन से फसलों की पैदावार में कमी, खाद्य कीमतों में वृद्धि, खाद्य असुरक्षा और अल्पपोषण का खतरा बढ़ता है। इससे जल सुरक्षा भी प्रभावित होती है। ये परिवर्तन गरीबी, मानव प्रवास, हिंसक संघर्ष और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य समस्याओं को बढ़ा सकते हैं। Rising temperatures and climate change are increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves and extreme weather events, increasing the risk of disease, injury, and death. It also changes the spread of climate-sensitive pathogens, which could cause diseases like dengue and diarrhea to become more common in some areas. Climate change increases the risk of reduced crop yields, increased food prices, food insecurity and undernutrition. This also affects water security. These changes may increase poverty, human migration, violent conflict, and mental health problems.