India’s ambition to become a developed, low-carbon economy, often called ‘green transition’, will require not only sustained economic growth but also an unprecedented mobilisation of capital. NITI...
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Voice to capital: What India’s BRICS summit leaves behind
As India concludes its BRICS summit and prepares to hand the baton to China, the grouping finds itself at an important inflexion point. Its first decade was largely about giving the Global South a...
India Doesn’t Need Lithium Mines To Build A Lithium Market
India’s critical-minerals debate often begins with a simple problem: we do not have enough mines. That is certainly true for lithium. But it may also be the wrong place to end the conversation. NITI...
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Why the monsoon could decide whether India’s inflation stays in check
India's inflation outlook is often shaped long before the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data is released. Economists begin tracking the southwest monsoon because it influences crop sowing, food...
Delhi-NCR rain puzzle: Why some areas flood while others stay dry
Last week, parts of Gurugram battled waterlogging, and several neighbourhoods in south Delhi received heavy showers. However, Rohini and parts of east Delhi reported largely dry conditions and...
Going green for planet blue: Sustainable finance returns to lenders’ agenda
Sustainable finance is finding its way back on lenders’ agenda, and a taxonomy will give it a boost, reports Raghu Mohan Fuel disruptions due to the West Asia conflict and the possibility of an...
India Can Tap $1.2 Trillion in Institutional Capital For Green Transition: Report
A new report by the Climate Sustainability Initiative in collaboration with National Stock Exchange found that India can mobilise $1.2 trillion from domestic institutional investors by 2050 to...
India’s critical minerals sector faces financing constraints despite policy push: Report
India’s critical minerals sector continues to face financing constraints despite policy initiatives aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains, according to a briefing note by the Institute for...
Climate shocks strain the microfinance sector, says a policy brief
Microfinance institutions (MFIs), financial organisations that give small loans and other banking services to low-income people, are exposed to climate risk given their focus on low-income and...
Climate adaptation finance meets less than 10% of what is needed: CSI ahead of COP30
NEW DELHI: Climate adaptation finance currently meets less than 10 per cent of the estimated USD 310-365 billion required each year, and support continues to trail far behind mitigation efforts, the...
CSI launches operations in India, unveils report on Auto Inc’s journey to net zero
The global research firm Climate and Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has launched its operations in India and unveiled its latest report, “India’s Auto Industry: Mapping the Course to Net Zero by...