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Policy & Finance
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.
Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for developing Asean countries. The Indian state removed severe destitution by addressing nutritional, health and educational needs.
Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
From Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean to floods in Southeast Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes.
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Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming oceans
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18 December 2025
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India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
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Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after COP30
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India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
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Carbon & Climate
From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus
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India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
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The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
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Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist
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The Global South must claim the climate mantle at COP30
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Policy & Finance
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