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• India’s Central Electricity Authority unveils 6.4 trillion rupee ($77 billion) plan to transmit 76 GW of hydro power from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047.• The basin, spanning eight northeastern...
Thiruvananthapuram Pushes ESG Into State Policy The Kerala Cabinet has approved a state-wide environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy, making it the first Indian state to formally embed ESG principles...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been advised to strengthen its climate risk framework by balancing global best practices with domestic realities, according to a new report by the...
India’s Expanding Role in Soil Carbon Markets Boomitra has secured Verra registration for its Carbon Farming South of the Vindhyas (SOVIN) initiative, marking the company’s fifth registered project worldwide and...
Industry Research by: EsgCiti Research Team led by Ms. Madhu Jha, Director & COO, EsgCiti Green Pvt. Ltd. India is progressing on a digital trajectory, and at the core of...
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has secured $405 million for Vertelo, its India-based fleet electrification platform, marking its largest EV investment in Asia to date. The raise combines $205 million from...
Google will invest $6 billion to develop a massive 1-gigawatt (GW) data centre and renewable energy infrastructure in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, according to government officials. The facility,...
Indian renewable energy company SAEL Industries Ltd announced plans to invest ₹82 billion ($954 million) in constructing a 5-gigawatt-per-year integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, Uttar...
India’s Ministry of Finance has released a draft framework for its Climate Finance Taxonomy, inviting expert and public comments by June 25, 2025, as it seeks to mobilize significant capital...
Mizuho Bank has become the first Japanese financial institution to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Invest India, marking a significant step in strengthening sustainability and decarbonization-focused investments in...
India’s Green Power Surge: Indian state-owned power giant NTPC is making a bold move into renewable energy, committing over 2 trillion rupees ($23.07 billion) to projects in Madhya Pradesh. The...
What’s happening: India is reconsidering its decade-old, $30 billion program requiring coal-fired power plants to install flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) systems. Only 8% of the 540 targeted power plant units have...
In this interview, India Foundation’s Managing Director Shaurya Doval joined ESG News CEO Matt Bird to discuss economic insights into India’s energy transition. From the interview, “India is making a...
Key Impact Points: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has teamed up with Axis Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks, to launch...
Adani Group and Google have unveiled a strategic collaboration to boost clean energy consumption and drive sustainability in India. The partnership will see Adani harnessing power from a new solar-wind...
Key Impact Points: Coca-Cola India and India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, announced the launch of a sustainability initiative titled ‘Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana’, focused on post-consumer PET collection at Reliance Retail...
The four-day event brought together more than 150 national and regional policy makers to discuss how energy efficiency can drive India’s clean energy transition The International Energy Agency (IEA) held...
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (“NIIFL”), India’s collaborative investment platform for international and Indian investors, anchored by the Government of India, announced the establishment of its first bilateral fund, the...
India’s greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made...
India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries, so as to generate demand for cleaner fuel in its quest to reach net zero by 2070, the government said...
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