The latest sustainability stories from the Impact desk.
New Delhi: As climate concerns intensify and the demand for sustainable solutions grows, technology is playing a pivotal role in reshaping how industries operate and how individuals live. From renewable energy systems to smart resource management, innovation is enabling a transition toward a more sustainable and environmentally responsible future.
The updated Approved List of Models and Manufacturers framework requires government-backed and net-metered solar installations to use panels built exclusively from Indian-made solar cells, a move set to reshape the country's renewable energy supply chain
Electric vehicles accounted for 12% of India's total vehicle sales in June 2026, with registrations hitting a record 3.06 lakh units.
Rakesh Gangwal helped build IndiGo into India's largest airline. Now the IIT Kanpur alumnus has committed over ₹100 crore to a first-of-its-kind medical school at his alma mater — part of a broader shift in how the Indian diaspora gives back.
India's two most powerful business families turn their rivalry toward Mumbai's slum redevelopment sector in a high-stakes new contest.
A quiet route between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana is about to become the testing ground for one of the most ambitious green mobility experiments India has ever attempted.
Steep new US anti-dumping and countervailing duties are hitting Indian solar exporters after a year-long investigation into alleged government subsidies. Here's the full story of how India's solar sector got caught in the crossfire.
The journey of gold over the past ten years reads like a chronicle of global uncertainty. In early 2016, gold was trading at around $1,050 per ounce. The world was grappling with slow European economic recovery, easing emerging market growth, and an uncertain US dollar that tested investor confidence in traditional financial assets. Gold, with its ability to hedge against inflation and currency depreciation, began attracting institutional and individual investors alike.
India’s water conversation increasingly appears to be shifting beyond access toward broader concerns involving safety, quality and long-term public-health outcomes.