India: Environmental Law

The Supreme Court of India, by its order dated 25 May 2026, directed the constitution of a five-member High-Powered Expert Committee to resolve critical definitional...

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, in its judgment dated June 9, 2026, addressed a compelling intersection of contempt jurisdiction...

India's Ministry of Environment proposes significant amendments to the Ecomark Rules, 2024, introducing stringent environmental criteria across six product categories including paints, batteries, paper, wood products...

When you’re building green tech and need people to buy into your sustainability story, you need proof. Real or not for just marketing hype. Now, proof recorded to prove reality. Enter green patents. They're also a scoreboard for your environmental innovation – and a signal to investors, customers and regulators that you're serious about change. This shows how innovative companies are leveraging their patent portfolios to build on their ESG stories and show impact in practice.

The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (“NGHM”), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. A global demand of over 100 (hundred) million metric tonnes of green hydrogen and its derivatives is expected to emerge by 2030.

The global imperative to combat climate change has catalysed the development of robust market-based mechanisms for carbon emissions reduction, and India has progressively aligned itself with this international...

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles have rapidly evolved from a niche compliance requirement to an essential strategic priority in the Indian...

In an environmental intervention, the Supreme Court of India has converted a municipal compliance dispute into a nationwide governance mandate.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly influencing investment decision-making across global capital markets, including venture capital and private equity transactions.