Policy Tracker

The year’s biggest climate conference has started in Doha, Qatar earlier this week. There is much at stake as the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol comes to an end this year with no clear direction

Upcoming GOI plans for sustainable habitat have a significant emphasis on plans/initiatives related to mass transit. Transportation and mobility infrastructure that India requires in this next orbit of growth is best exemplified by the theme of the 12th five year plan (2012-17) - “Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive”.  

Among the many activities and initiatives gaining steam in the run up to the Rio+20 summit in June 2012, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition is ramping up efforts to get UN member countries “to commit to develop a policy framework on corporate sustainability reporting.”

The article presents a synopsis of the discussions at the Durban COP, the potential implications for India’s position on climate change and stresses on the need for India to step up as a leader to safeguard the growth needs of the developing world.

The E-waste Rules come into effect from May 2012, but the lack of binding targets and the unpreparedness of the Indian Industry paints a dismal picture for its meaningful adoption.
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This article is a reflection piece on the lack of a true business case for companies to take up an even strenuous exercise of reporting under product specific or domain specific standards in the absence of a policy mandate. 

National Solar Mission’s second round of bidding for the remaining 350MW of Phase I that concluded in November’11 surprised industry veterans not only in India but across the globe with the price touching an all-time low of Rs 7.49/kWh.