People are highly price-conscious and insensitive to environmental cause which prevents use of alternatives to single-use plastics. #Singleuseplastics #climatechange #environment Read more »
The CBAM could translate into a 20-35% tax on select Indian exports of steel and aluminium from 2026, says report. Read more »
India's first water bodies census highlights the importance of preserving India's 2.4 million ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs. #Water #climatechange #watercensus #earth #India Read more »
Biocredits have emerged as viable economic instruments that can help finance global conservation efforts. Read more »
The requirement of climate finance is significantly higher than what the current institutional mechanisms can provide. Read more »
India's industrial workers in the unorganised and informal sectors who are not covered under the labour codes suffer silently from work-related diseases and accidents. Read more »
May Day 2023 reminds the world about the need for systemic change to address social and political challenges. Read more »
Fintech regulation in India: After RBI nudge, fintech industry looks to establish self-regulatory organisations to formulate rules and standards. Read more »
Wealthy Indians in a bind over the new RBI guidelines for liberalised remittance scheme that prevents them from holding money in offshore bank accounts for longer than six months. Read more »
There is little correlation between MGNREGS and unemployment -- the former is a scheme for unskilled workers, while unemployment affects educated youth. #unemployment #SkillIndia #MGNREGS #economy Read more »