India: Climate Change

On the 23rd of June, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ("MoEFCC") has issued a draft notification introducing the Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules...

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India ("the Environment Ministry") through its Notification dated 11th July 2025 ("FGD Exemption Notification") has exempted certain Thermal Power Plants ("TPPs") from installing Flue Gas De-sulfurization ("FGD") systems, which are designed to cut SO2 emissions.

India's fashion industry is massive, employing millions and contributing significantly to the economy. But it's also a major polluter, responsible for a substantial share of carbon emissions...

The world is in a state of precariousness. What we're living through is thin, and narrow, and it's an urgent window of time we need to address climate change.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the Environment (Construction and Demolition) Waste Management Rules, 2025, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

While global ESG momentum faces headwinds, with the U.S.'s past withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the EU narrowing the scope of the CSRD, India emerges as one of the first countries to notify sector-specific GEI benchmarks, ensuring structured industrial accountability and emissions transparency.

In a significant move towards addressing the growing concerns surrounding climate change and its potential financial impacts, the Reserve Bank of India...

The case of Fatima vs Union of India raised significant environmental concerns surrounding the issuance of ex post facto environmental clearances.

On November 12, 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change published a significant notification in the Gazette of India...