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India, France launch initiative to boost ties in sustainable development

Welcoming Pompili on her maiden visit to India, Javadekar emphasised on the significance of India-France alliance in working towards climate change

India, Japan review implementation of projects in Northeastern region

India and Japan on Thursday reviewed progress of various ongoing projects in the Northeastern region in areas of connectivity, hydropower, sustainable development and harnessing of water resources

India and UK agree to establish a bilateral Sustainable Finance Forum

This partnership is helping set up a Project Preparation Support Facility cum Centre of Excellence for PPP projects

Best of BS Opinion: The missing MPC, biodiversity loss, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Biodiversity loss

Business-as-usual will jeopardise sustainable development

How US-China split can affect the shift towards sustainable energy

There is a compelling logic to link Covid-19 and its geopolitical makeover to a change in energy fortunes

RBI calls for deep-seated, wide-ranging reforms for sustainable growth

Post-COVID-19, the overwhelming sense is that the world will not be the same again and a new normal could emerge, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said

Deploy new technology to monitor green impact

Monitoring the condition of aquatic ecosystems can be laborious and time-consuming. Many industrial projects depend on water for some critical functions

Safe future: How India lags in meeting sustainable development goals

Unplanned exploitation of environment in recent decades has not only altered its balance but is also leading to catastrophic events like super cyclones

An effort to achieve sustainable development for those who care for Goa

A few active citizens have joined hands to form ActforGoa

The future of 'civic' technologies

Such technological intervention will have lasting benefits. It will ease bottlenecks that prevent access to credit and bring SMEs within a national infrastructure programme

Covid-19: Poor countries staring at a debt crisis, says UN report

Many workers in the gig economy, dominated by service sector start-ups, are poorly protected against income losses in a recession

The next water decade

Water can be recycled and re-used and thus we may not have water wars. The real challenge is ensuring the sustainability of the water-supply systems

Govt looks to put women's welfare at centre of its five-year vision

Sources said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) held detailed discussions with each sectoral grouping and will soon provide final inputs on ministries' final vision documents

Household electrification benefits men more than women in India: Study

According to the study, households tended to have more male-used appliances than neutral, and more neutral than female-used appliances

Coal Min to set up 'Sustainable Development Cell' to address green concerns

The cell will also formulate the future policy framework for environmental mitigation measures, including the Mine closure Fund.

Revamp rainfed farming

The focus of agricultural research and development programmes needs to shift towards rainfed lands that harbour the bulk of rural poverty

India must start work on replacing coal plants with renewable: Rahul Munjal

Hero Future Energies' chairman and managing director Rahul Munjal speaks on on social media, sustainability and energy efficiency

Is natural gas key to sustainable development model? NGOs think otherwise

Extracting and transporting natural gas notably results in significant emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than CO2.

Mission-mode to sustainability and growth

States must update their action plans on climate change with a deeper understanding of climate risks