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Centre for Environmental Studies

The Centre studies how India governs its water, land, forests and energy in a warming world. It attends to the laws and institutions that hold natural resources in trust for future generations, and to the choices that will decide whether growth and stewardship can advance together.

Water security
Groundwater, rivers and water governance
Climate and energy
Adaptation, transition and India's commitments
Natural resources law
Forests, land and environmental regulation

Recent work

All work from the centre
Climate Finance and Green Investment in India: Bridging the Gap Between Ambition and ActionDishita Singh · 7 July 2025Green Cities or Gentried Spaces? : A Critical Look at Urban Sustainability Projects in IndiaAFPR Research · 26 June 2025Addressing the Financial Struggles of Indian Municipal Corporations: Pathways to Sustainable Urban GovernanceAahna Vashistha · 22 January 2025The Impact of Multilateral Agreements on Climate Finance: An Analysis of IndiaRohaan Thyagaraju · 8 January 2025The Impact of Delhi’s Construction Ban: Environmental Policy vs. Economic RealitiesRajkumari Sarjita · 16 December 2024The Silent Struggle: How Green Hushing Undermines Corporate Sustainability EffortsAFPR Research · 9 December 2024Transforming Climate Finance for Effective Implementation of SAPCCRohaan Thyagaraju · 6 December 2024India Tops Global Plastic Pollution: A Call to Return to Our Sustainable RootsShivam Parashar · 4 December 2024Shades of Green: Exploring Environmental CrimeSamvidha Rastogi · 4 December 2024Measures in the Interim Budget 2024AFPR Research · 6 April 2024

Other centres of study

Good Governance and Economic StudiesInternational Relations and Strategic StudiesJustice and Legal StudiesSocial Equality and StabilityJournalism and Media Studies

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