Supreme Court narrows the forest law challenge and orders states to map unclassed forest
New Delhi - The Supreme Court has narrowed its examination of the amended forest law to the constitutional validity of one definition, and directed every state and union territory to…
Rooftop solar reaches 54 lakh homes and quietly squeezes the utilities carrying it
New Delhi - India rooftop solar scheme had reached 54.65 lakh households by August 2026, installing about 16,185 MW of residential capacity and releasing more than 30,885 crore rupees in…
India becomes Asia fourth-largest REIT market at 17.7 billion dollars
Mumbai - India has overtaken Hong Kong to become the fourth-largest real estate investment trust market in Asia, with listed REIT value reaching 17.7 billion US dollars by March 2026,…
638 women independent directors and 9 women chief executives in the top 500
Mumbai - Women hold 27.1 per cent of board seats at companies listed on the National Stock Exchange, and 5 per cent of managing director and chief executive positions. Both…
India passes 300 GW non-fossil capacity, with solar doing almost all the work
New Delhi - India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity on 31 July 2026, and added a record 29 GW of solar and wind in the first six months…
The Indian ESG compliance calendar, across eight regulators and three years
Indian ESG obligations now sit with at least eight regulators, each on its own timetable. This is the consolidated view of what falls due and when. Securities and market BRSR…
India carbon market hits its first real test as credit trading opens in October
New Delhi - India's compliance carbon market reaches its first real test this year. Roughly 490 obligated entities across seven energy-intensive sectors have been operating under binding targets since April…
India certifies green hydrogen at 2 kg of carbon, averaged over a year
New Delhi - India has put a number on green hydrogen. Under the certification scheme, hydrogen qualifies at 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram produced, averaged across twelve…
176 non-profits registered on the Social Stock Exchange and 11 have raised money
Mumbai - India Social Stock Exchange has registered roughly 176 non-profit organisations across the two exchanges. Eleven have actually raised money on it. As of May 2026, 92 non-profits were…
Green building certification tightens as tenants start writing energy data into leases
Hyderabad - Indian Green Building Council registrations have passed 19,820 projects covering 16.20 billion square feet, and from 1 May 2026 every new application must meet a tougher version of…
