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In India, circularity is an ancient tale reaching into the future

In India, circularity is an ancient tale reaching into the future

For anyone who has been there, it is obvious that the circular economy is in India's DNA. In the nation of Mahatma Gandhi, returnable empties are not a groundbreaking practice and reuse – ofte...

Asia-Pacific carbon markets: Indonesia, China, India – where Article 6 will be shaped

Asia-Pacific carbon markets: Indonesia, China, India – where Article 6 will be shaped

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Anshari Rahman knows Article 6 from both sides of the table: he helped shape the rules as Sin...

Startup, Alt Carbon: Accelerated Weathering That Turns Fields into CO₂ Sinks

Startup, Alt Carbon: Accelerated Weathering That Turns Fields into CO₂ Sinks

Alt Carbon is an Indian startup with the ambitious goal of removing 5 million tonnes of CO₂ by 2030, while simultaneously contributing to the resilience of local territories and communities. At th...

Ecoalf and Materra, working together for regenerative cotton in India

Ecoalf and Materra, working together for regenerative cotton in India

Ever since its foundation in 2009, the Spanish fashion company Ecoalf has been investing in sustainability and regeneration. In 2024, it reached almost 55 million in revenue, with 250 employees and ...

Startup, Alt Carbon: Accelerated Weathering That Turns Fields into CO₂ Sinks

Startup, Alt Carbon: Accelerated Weathering That Turns Fields into CO₂ Sinks

Alt Carbon is an Indian startup with the ambitious goal of removing 5 million tonnes of CO₂ by 2030, while simultaneously contributing to the resilience of local territories and communities. At t...

India embraces AI and joins the US's Pax Silica

India embraces AI and joins the US's Pax Silica

A human-centred approach, worldwide cooperation, and wider access to artificial intelligence technologies. The AI Impact Summit 2026 – the fourth, held this year in New Delhi from 16 to 2...

Water as weapon: India's threat to the Indus Treaty signals a dangerous global turn

Water as weapon: India's threat to the Indus Treaty signals a dangerous global turn

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano It took years of painstaking diplomacy, technical negotiation, and political compromise to broker ...

India-Bangladesh dispute over the Teesta River. Menga: a crisis for international law

India-Bangladesh dispute over the Teesta River. Menga: a crisis for international law

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Last February, Bangladesh saw protests over a long-standing dispute with India over the exploitati...

Bhopal, the disaster in India continues after 40 years

Bhopal, the disaster in India continues after 40 years

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Rehana Bi is a 55-year-old Indian woman. When she was 16, she tells radio station Npr, she was str...

Startup: EcoEx, the Digital Platform That Certifies EPR Compliance in India

Startup: EcoEx, the Digital Platform That Certifies EPR Compliance in India

Indian EPR legislation for “Plastic Waste Management Rules”, approved in 2016, asserts the responsibility of producers, importers, and trademark owners to ensure the treatment of their w...