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PRICING CARBON, REGULATING INDUSTRY: WHAT DOES INDIA’s CCTS ROLLOUT ENTAIL?
At the inaugural session of International Conference on Carbon Markets- Prakriti 2026, the Union Power Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar announced the launch of the Indian Carbon Market Portal. The portal is a centralized digital platform designed to administer and implement the carbon market, streamlining processes of registration, monitoring, verification and trading of carbon credit certificates. The launch of the Portal is a significant step in operationalising India’s Carbon
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Aug 30


PUBLIC HEARINGS OR FORMALITIES: THE ILLUSION OF PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN INDIA
The Promise That Was Made Many projects, such as coal mines, dams, and factories are planned across the country, and the most affected are the people living closest to them. They bear the harm that follows. Before such harmful projects receive clearance, the communities likely to be affected need a chance to voice their concerns. They receive this opportunity through public hearing held under India’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. It was made mandatory that ev
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Aug 29


FROM WASTELANDS TO LIFELINES: THE POWER OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN WETLAND CONSERVATION
What are Wetlands? India, while home to over 7,50,000 wetlands, is struggling with the challenge of how to save them. The important question that remains is how to raise awareness about protecting these wetlands amongst the growing population of the country. India’s wetlands are disappearing at a rapid rate, and for a country where millions of people depend on rains to fill rivers, lakes and ponds for drinking water, food, and livelihood. This degradation of ecosystems is not
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Aug 25
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