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June 13, 2023
Accelerating Net-Zero Transitions in Agriculture and Food Systems
As climate change accelerates, transforming agriculture and food systems to reduce emissions has become a global imperative
June 13, 2023
Gender Empowerment: How Carbon Finance & Investing in Climate Solutions Drives Positive Impact
With climate change having an outsize impact on women and girls, particularly those in developing countries, there must be a focus on the link between gender equity and climate as we consider climate solutions
June 13, 2023
ITC to expand climate smart initiative to a million farmers
Diversified conglomerate ITC is scaling up its climate-smart agriculture initiative to support farmers facing weather-related challenges
April 24, 2023
How global leaders can kickstart green investment at the World Bank Spring Meetings
Every spring, central bankers, ministers of finance and development, business leaders and policy experts converge on Washington DC to discuss issues of global concern
April 24, 2023
In Colombia, a Story of Coffee, Family, and Climate Change
On The Frontline, a Colombian coffee farmer shares his fears of losing his family’s business to climate change and a market that doesn’t reward sustainability
April 24, 2023
Can Pay-As-You-Go Help Clean Up Clean Cooking?
Over the past few decades, energy access discourse and practice have been dominated by electrification efforts. This started to change with the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals in
April 24, 2023
Gender Empowerment: How Carbon Finance & Investing in Climate Solutions Drives Positive Impact
With climate change having an outsize impact on women and girls, particularly those in developing countries
March 30, 2023
These eight charts show why climate change matters right now
These 8 charts, included in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report, provide visual clarity of the story of climate change
March 30, 2023
Can we really take CO2 back out the air?
Tackling climate change could require sucking carbon back out of the atmosphere, according to the IPCC
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..