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Bangalore and UAE
Sustainable Finance: A Primer
A recent study estimates that the global transition to net zero by 2050 will require $275 trillion in investment in physical assets – or $9.2 trillion annually. A big chunk of that money is expected to come from private financial institutions. Commercial banks alone may need to support $2.0-2.6 trillion annually. This shift is already […]
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Bangalore
India’s Recycling Economy Is Evolving Fast – But Can It Keep Up With Its Own Ambition?
For decades, recycling in India was seen as a back-end activity – fragmented, informal and largely invisible for the average Indian. Today, recycling sits at the heart of conversations around climate action, resource security and industrial growth. India’s waste streams are expanding not just in volume but in complexity. Alongside municipal solid waste, there is […]
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Bangalore
Wary of Greenwashing? Here’s What You Can Do
Greenwashing is arguably one of the most pernicious developments at a time when we need urgent climate action. Social media has a big role here, and from a demand perspective, greenwashing stories consistently sell. It concerns us all because greenwashing: Misleads your choices. You pay extra for “sustainable” without getting the real ecological benefits. Undermines […]
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Delhi NCR
Rising With the River: Can Floating Homes Break Bihar’s Cycle of Flood Destruction?
In 1958, riverine communities of the Kosi River, called “the sorrow of Bihar”, celebrated the construction of the Kosi Barrage that would relieve them of frequent destructive flooding. Decades later, the dam and hundreds of kilometres of embankments have failed to tame the river’s ferocity. Instead, experts say, it has made the floods catastrophic by […]
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