Environment

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries all over the world to rethink climate change and the need for preservation of the environment. Fiscal reforms for managing the environment are important, and India has great potential for revenue generation in this aspect. Environment regulation, may take several forms: command and control; economic planning/urban planning; environmental tax … Read more

Two new smog towers have been recently inaugurated in Delhi. Bengaluru and Chandigarh also installed smog towers this year. Mumbai’s clean air plan indicates a financial requirement of ₹25 crore for installing air filtration units at major traffic intersections in the city. Benefits of Smog Towers The Delhi government claims that the newly installed smog … Read more

The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forest Report 2021. Read to know the details of the report here.  The India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR) has found the country’s forest cover has increased by 1,540 sq km since 2019.  But a decline in the Northeast and … Read more

India’s rapid urban growth is putting pressure on its public service arrangements  especially its management of water and sanitation services. • The safe and reliable availability of water and sanitation proved to be the first line of defence against the scourges of COVID-19. The supply-demand gap is expected to widen by 50 per cent by … Read more

E-waste or Electronic waste is any electrical or electronic equipment that’s been discarded. This includes working and broken items that are thrown in the garbage or donated to a charity reseller, their components, consumables, parts, and spares.  E-waste is particularly dangerous due to toxic chemicals that naturally leach from the metals inside when buried. Contamination … Read more

Recently India showed interest to become lead member of the World Solar Bank (WSB), a multilateral lender proposed by the International Solar Alliance (ISA).  The idea of a WSB has gained traction as many ISA member countries may have difficulty raising finances on their own. Setting up the WSB will add heft to India’s credentials … Read more

A recent ‘Council for Energy, Environment and Water’ (CEEW) report has highlighted the challenges to India’s transformation from a fossil-fuel-dependent economy to one based on renewable energy. There is the major constraint of finance. The transformation will involve massive high-cost, high-risk, long-gestation investments. There is little fiscal space for large public investment in renewables, while … Read more

The need was intensified by the rising cost of these external inputs causing indebtedness and suicide among farmers, while the impact of chemicals on the environment and long-term fertility was devastating. Without the need to spend money on these inputs or take loans to buy them the cost of production could be reduced and farming … Read more

India asserted at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit, that it is well on its way to not just fulfilling its national pledge on emissions reduction, but exceeding the commitment. Reconstruction in the West after World War II led to acceleration of material use, resulting emissions and sharp rise in global temperature around 1970, before growth … Read more