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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Hundreds of guidelines and clarifications are making it hard to understand regulations that protect India’s forests.
Last week, I wrote about the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, which aims to modify the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, India’s primary law to stop deforestation caused by industrial and other projects. The bill wants to reduce the extent of forests covered under the law, and leaves out specific activities from its ambit. Naturally, this has drawn criticism from various quarters. It is now up to a joint parliamentary committee to look into these issues and make its recommendations to the government.
As it does so, it is perhaps a good time to relook at the entire legal edifice of …
The government’s reliance on the armed forces may help it address a credibility crisis, but risks weakening civilian institutions.
A 10-percentage-point gap between what India plans domestically and what it promises the UN tells you everything about its climate strategy.
Mukesh Ambani's conglomerate signs one of the world's largest binding green ammonia offtake agreements. In doing so, it delivers a credibility boost to an industry stuck between ambition and execution.
