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Policy documents 22
Acts, rules, notifications, schemes and budgets in force
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Rs 2,481 crore programme to promote chemical-free farming across 1 crore farmers in 15,000 clusters covering all Gram Panchayats. Provides training, bio-input resource centres, and certification for sustainable agricultural practices.
Rs 10,900 crore scheme replacing FAME-II to promote adoption of electric vehicles. Provides demand incentives for e-2 wheelers, e-3 wheelers, e-ambulances, e-trucks, and supports EV charging infrastructure deployment.
Amendments to the Disaster Management Act 2005 to establish a comprehensive disaster database, create Urban Disaster Management Authorities, and improve coordination mechanisms between central and state disaster management bodies.
Rooftop solar programme providing free electricity up to 300 units per month to 1 crore households through subsidised rooftop solar installations. Government subsidy covers panels up to 3 kW capacity.
Market-based mechanism to incentivise environmental actions through tradeable Green Credits across eight areas including tree plantation, water management, sustainable agriculture, and waste management.
Rs 19,744 crore mission to make India a global hub for green hydrogen production and export. Targets 5 million tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity by 2030, reducing fossil fuel dependence.
Mission to develop and rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district totalling approximately 50,000 Amrit Sarovars across the country as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Focus on community participation and convergence of schemes.
Central Act enacted 2021-08-12. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2019-12-13. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2016-08-03. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Established the National Green Tribunal for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection, conservation of forests, and enforcement of environmental legal rights. One of few dedicated environmental courts globally.
Central Act enacted 2010-06-02. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Part of NAPCC, targeting 20 GW of solar capacity by 2022 (later revised to 100 GW). Introduced feed-in tariffs, viability gap funding, and RPO mechanisms to promote grid-connected solar power.
Launched under the National Action Plan on Climate Change with a target of 20 GW solar power by 2022 (later revised upward to 100 GW). Catalysed India's solar energy revolution through VGF subsidies, RPOs, and competitive bidding.
India's first comprehensive climate policy framework comprising eight national missions including Solar, Energy Efficiency, Water, Himalayan Ecosystem, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Habitat, and Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
India's comprehensive climate change strategy with eight National Missions: Solar, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture, and Strategic Knowledge.
Recognises the rights of forest-dwelling tribal communities and other traditional forest dwellers to forest land and resources. Corrects historical injustice by vesting land and resource rights.
Recognised the rights of forest-dwelling tribal communities and other traditional forest dwellers to forest resources on which they have been dependent for centuries. Addresses historical injustice in forest governance.
Central Act enacted 2006-12-29. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2001-09-29. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Analysis & research 28
Reports, briefs and long reads
India’s draft steel policy targets 604 million tonnes of capacity by 2047, focusing on exports, green steel, technology and domestic production.
NHAI will install emission control devices on 25 DG sets at Dwarka Expressway to reduce air pollution and comply with NCR emission norms.
NO : WP-2026-019 AUTHOR : Saurav Kumar TITLE : Emission trading, financial frictions, and transition risks ABSTRACT : I examine how a carbon permit market affects financial stability by using a two-sector Environmental Dynamic General Equilibrium model with emission intensity target and financial frictions. The Ramsey-optimal environmental target and macroprudential […] Read More The post IGIDR Publication:Emission trading, financial frictions, and transition risks by Saurav Kumar appeared first
In her recent article on July 27, 2026 titled ‘What does courage cost us?’, Smarinita Shetty, CEO and co-founder of IDR, posed a critical challenge to India’s civil society, urging organisations to find their spines and demonstrate genuine courage in an increasingly hostile environment. This brings us to an uncomfortable question: Does our development sector ecosystem have the political capability for courage? Or does the process of institutionalising nonprofits dull the ability to question powe
The post Journal article:Nandwani, Bharti and Jain, Manisha ,Impact of cooking fuel connection subsidies on women outcomes: Evidence from India’s gender-responsive clean energy policy. Journal of Environmental Management, October, 1st, 2026 appeared first on Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
India is set to release a new National Steel Policy for public consultation, targeting 600 million tonnes of steelmaking capacity by 2047 and measures to strengthen competitiveness and decarbonisation.
Maruti Suzuki India has commissioned a 300 kW Green Hydrogen electrolyzer plant at Manesar as part of its efforts to expand renewable energy use in manufacturing.
Social issues can be complex, deep-rooted, and difficult to solve. Whether we look at the climate crisis, economic insecurity, or inequities in education, many systems and stakeholders—who themselves face unprecedented challenges—are involved and shape outcomes in unpredictable ways. Over the past two years, we at SwaTaleem Foundation have been exploring how changemakers can confront this complexity. Through our multi-stakeholder project called Girls’ Education for Transformation,[1] we se
SECI’s 15-year journey has supported renewable energy deployment, market investments and emerging clean energy technologies, strengthening India’s renewable energy ecosystem.
India has ranked first in business climate among 41 global markets in the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in India’s Business Climate Survey 2026, reflecting positive business sentiment among Swedish companies.
India’s first soil carbon payments are providing additional income opportunities for farmers adopting regenerative practices, linking carbon credits with sustainable agriculture and resource conservation.
https://youtu.be/QEwmd4nLGJc?si=Tt912sSsse-5zzDM Almaas Masood and Swati Thapa are independent journalists reporting from India's coastlines and hill states on labour, gender, migration, and the environment. Their work comes with a cost that rarely gets talked about, one that most newsrooms in India aren’t set up for: financial precarity, field risk, online harassment, and little to no institutional support. Watch this video where they talk about the toll that reporting takes on their mental hea
In January 2026, the forest department began felling dhupi (Cryptomeria japonica) across the rain shadow ridges of Gupti and Mungrang in the Sadam Hills of Namchi District, southern Sikkim, along with chir pine and juniper. Officials of the Namchi Territorial Division are removing dhupi from several reserved forests in the region. According to the department, the objective is to conserve natural
For two nonprofits working at very different ends of the climate change spectrum, AI has changed what they can credibly offer the people they serve. SEEDS India, which works on building the resilience of people exposed to disasters and climate change impacts, and Farmers for Forests (F4F), which works in agroforestry, arrived at their respective AI solutions from different starting points and in pursuit of different aims. But both have seen a shift in the basic value proposition of their work: f
India's Auto PLI scheme attracted US$ 4.82 billion in investment and created over 67,000 jobs, supporting the expansion of advanced manufacturing and green mobility technologies.
Announcements 74
Official press releases
Consumer Education Workshop at Kalahandi (Odisha) by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd nitinkumar Mon, 10/12/2026 - 12:39 Date Wed, 10/28/2026 - 12:00 District Kalahandi Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 10/28/2026 - 10:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Purusottam Majhi Contact person Email tdmbpt1808@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details TDM Office, BPT Event From Consumer Awareness( TSPs ) Contact person phone number 9437361404 Con
Consumer Education Workshop at Patiala (Punjab) by Bharti Airtel Limited nitinkumar Mon, 10/12/2026 - 12:04 Date Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 District Patiala Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Dev Chauhan Contact person Email dev.chauhan@airtel.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Govt. Senior Secondary Smart School, Old Police Lines, Near Mahindra College & Samania Gate, Patia
Consumer Education Workshop at Khordha (Odisha) by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd nitinkumar Mon, 10/12/2026 - 12:04 Date Tue, 10/27/2026 - 12:00 District Khordha Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Tue, 10/27/2026 - 10:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Subrata Kumar Pattanaik Contact person Email agmexternalbbsr1@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Telephone Bhawan Khurdha Event From Consumer Awareness( TSPs ) Contact person phone num
Consumer Education Workshop at Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Mon, 10/12/2026 - 12:04 Date Sat, 10/24/2026 - 12:00 District Dharmapuri Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Sat, 10/24/2026 - 15:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Shri Prabu Ramarathinam Contact person Email prabu.ramarathinam@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Door No320/3A1A,PR.Raman,KR Towers, Opp to Co
Consumer Education Workshop at West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Thu, 10/08/2026 - 13:04 Date Sat, 10/10/2026 - 12:00 District West Godavari Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Sat, 10/10/2026 - 14:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Shri Narendra Contact person Email narendra1.nekkanti@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Jio Office, Tanuku Event From Consumer Awareness( TSPs ) Contact person phon
Consumer Education Workshop at Jhalawar (Rajasthan) by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. nitinkumar Thu, 10/08/2026 - 13:04 Date Fri, 10/23/2026 - 12:00 District Jhalawar Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/23/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Sandeep Rathore Contact person Email bsnlossjaipur@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details 1st Floor, Telephone Exchange, Jhalawar, Rajasthan – 326001 Event From Consumer Awarenes
Consumer Education Workshop at Anupgarh (Rajasthan) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Thu, 10/08/2026 - 13:04 Date Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 District Anupgarh Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Divyarth Dubey Contact person Email divyarth.Dubey@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., Ward Number 11, RIICO Industrial Area, Opposite Anupgarh Railw
Consumer Outreach Program at Panchmahal (Gujarat) by RO JAIPUR nitinkumar Thu, 10/08/2026 - 13:03 Date Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 District Panchmahal Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:00 Programme Category COP By TRAI Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Sanjiv Meena Contact person Email sro2.jaipur@trai.gov.in Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Conference Hall, The Panchmahal District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Panchamrut Dairy) Lunawada
Consumer Awareness Program at Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) by Himachal Upbhokta Sanrakchan Parishad nitinkumar Tue, 10/06/2026 - 11:31 Date Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 District Kullu Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Ranjit Singh Dhiman Contact person Email hpuspsml@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Govt Degree College, Anni, District Kullu HP Event From Consumer Awareness ( In H
Consumer Education Workshop at South East Delhi (Delhi) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Tue, 10/06/2026 - 11:31 Date Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:00 District South East Delhi Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Mon, 10/19/2026 - 14:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Manish Sharma Contact person Email Manish14.Sharma@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (JC12) -B-1/E-26, Mohan Co-operative Ind Estate, Mathura
Consumer Education Workshop at Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) by Bharti Airtel Limited nitinkumar Tue, 10/06/2026 - 11:31 Date Fri, 10/30/2026 - 12:00 District Sirmaur Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/30/2026 - 11:30 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Neeraj Kumar Contact person Email Neeraj27.kumar@airtel.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details P. Vee Resorts Shri Renuka Ji Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh Event From Consumer Awareness( TSPs
Consumer Outreach Program at Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) by RO BHOPAL nitinkumar Tue, 10/06/2026 - 18:39 Date Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:00 District Dhar Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 10/14/2026 - 10:30 Programme Category COP By TRAI Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Mayur Tarang Topno Contact person Email sro.bhopal@trai.gov.in Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hotel Dev Residency, Court Road, Vasant Vihar Colony / Trimurti Nagar, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 454001 Event From Co
RfS for Assured Peak Supply of 4800 MWh (1200 MW x 4 Hrs.) from ISTS-Connected RE Projects in India (SECI-FDRE-X)
Consumer Awareness Program at Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) by Indian Institute Of Technology & Entrepreneur Development (IITED), Himachal Pradesh nitinkumar Mon, 10/05/2026 - 12:08 Date Sun, 10/11/2026 - 12:00 District Kinnaur Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Sun, 10/11/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Dr. R.D. Usmani Contact person Email iited_mngo@rediffmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Panchayat Hall, Village-
Consumer Awareness Program at Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) by Helpage Social Welfare Society nitinkumar Mon, 10/05/2026 - 12:07 Date Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:00 District Ganderbal Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 10/14/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Ashok Kumar Contact person Email helpagesociety823@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Government Degree College, Kangan, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir Event From Con
Consumer Education Workshop at Nagaur (Rajasthan) by Bharti Airtel Limited nitinkumar Mon, 10/05/2026 - 12:07 Date Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 District Nagaur Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:30 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Karan Khangarot Contact person Email karan.khangarot@airtel.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hotel Inder Paradise, Shiv Colony, Near Vallabh Chowk Nagaur, Rajasthan – 341001 Event From C
Consumer Awareness Program at North Delhi (Delhi) by Indian Institute of Technology & Entrepreneur Development (IITED), Delhi nitinkumar Wed, 09/30/2026 - 18:25 Date Thu, 10/08/2026 - 12:00 District North Delhi Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Thu, 10/08/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Dr. R.D. Usmani Contact person Email iited_mngo@rediffmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details CPJ College of Higher Studies & Sc
Consumer Education Workshop at Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Wed, 09/30/2026 - 18:25 Date Wed, 10/07/2026 - 12:00 District Budgam Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 10/07/2026 - 14:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Anil Ambardar Contact person Email anil.ambardar@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Reliance Jio Store, Jio Point Chadoora, at Mohalla Noorabad Chadura, Budgam Jammu and Kashmi
Consumer Awareness Program at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) by Jeevan Dhara NGO nitinkumar Mon, 09/28/2026 - 11:33 Date Wed, 09/30/2026 - 12:00 District Jaisalmer Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Wed, 09/30/2026 - 11:00 Programme Category CAP by CAG's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Smt. Jhanvi Joshi Contact person Email jhanvijoshi200525@gmail.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Ragwa Road, Ramgarh, Sam Block, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Consumer Outreach Program at Durg (Chhattisgarh) by RO BHOPAL nitinkumar Mon, 09/28/2026 - 11:33 Date Thu, 10/01/2026 - 12:00 District Durg Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Thu, 10/01/2026 - 10:30 Programme Category COP By TRAI Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Munish Mowar Contact person Email sro2.bhopal@trai.gov.in Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Hotel Himalaya Park Akash Ganga Market, Supela Ghadi Chowk, Bhilai, Durg, CG 490023 Event From Consumer Awareness ( In
News coverage 20
Journalism about this sector — not policy documents
GreenCell Mobility will use fresh institutional capital to accelerate deployments, strengthen service delivery and expand its presence in India’s electric public transport market.
More than 50 delegates representing fishers, women fish-workers, fish vendors, fisher organisations and researchers participated in the consultation held at the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
Majhi Directs Officials To Expedite Airport, Heritage Conservation And Infrastructure Projects
Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan decide to pass orders on October 14, 2026 regarding restriction of interim ZoI to 128.19 hectares
Greens claim up to 20,000 trees may be cut for installing solar fence in the area. Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee earlier directed Keralam Forest department and VACB to jointly...
Anbumani alleges that the authority has moved with ‘lightning speed’ to reduce buffer zone around the Pallikaranai marsh in order to protect the interests of construction firms. He demands that the government notify all wetlands across the State
CMD Gurdeep Singh added that green hydrogen could become a viable business but the priority is for it move from a pilot to commercial scale.
Known as the “Mangrove Army”, the group was recently praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat address aired on September 27
Birla said the group had continued investing in both existing and new businesses despite the uncertain global environment
Water Board officials informed the meeting that special green tankers were being arranged to supply treated wastewater for such uses.
Document suggests laying emphasise on prevention and monitoring of the spread of invasive alien species and generating public awareness and capacity-building to handle the menace