Explained | Why is India ranked at the bottom of the 2022 Environmental Performance Index?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is India ranked at the bottom of the 2022 Environmental Performance Index?

The Hindu  

The story so far: India on Wednesday rejected the 2022 Environmental Performance Index, saying that it makes use of “biased metrics and weights,” after it was placed last. EPI 2022 ranks India right at the bottom among 180 countries based on performance across parameters related to mitigating climate change, improving environmental health, and protecting ecosystem vitality. India’s greenhouse gas trends from the 2022 EPI According to the report, deteriorating air quality and rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions are the primary reasons behind India’s low score, and need urgent attention. Plastic waste generation India and Indonesia have been identified as the top two generators of marine plastic waste in the world, while China has managed to decrease its ocean plastic pollution. Indonesia, India, the U.S., Brazil and Thailand are the top five producers of ocean plastic pollution and are responsible for 43 per cent of the global total.

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Role of capital markets for raising green and transition finance
6 days, 9 hours ago

Role of capital markets for raising green and transition finance

Hindustan Times  

The climate crisis is a global commons problem requiring concerted actions by all. While recognising this, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has also acknowledged the principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities,’ which assigns greater responsibilities to developed countries in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and reducing their carbon footprint. Green finance India is a vast …

The year in data: how 2024 stacked up for economy, politics, climate and more
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1 week, 4 days ago

The year in data: how 2024 stacked up for economy, politics, climate and more

Live Mint  

India is always beaming with the extraordinary potential of a massive young population, rapidly growing middle class, and geographical richness. Beyond air, India’s growth and development trajectory will also be threatened by climate change and it will have to set aside huge budgets to tackle its impact. The Reserve Bank of India underestimated inflation for the fifth year in 2024-25 …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
3 weeks, 6 days ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Air pollution killed 1.5 million annually from 2009-2019

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A whopping 1.5 million deaths were reported in India annually from 2009 to 2019 due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution every year, said the latest Lancet study. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, said that the entire 1.4 billion population of India live in areas having PM2.5 levels higher than World Health Organisation-recommended yearly average …

QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world's top 50 for environment education
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1 month ago

QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world's top 50 for environment education

Hindustan Times  

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is at the top among universities in India for sustainability, jumping 255 places to reach 171 globally, according to QS Rankings announced on Tuesday. "Of the 78 Indian universities that feature in the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, 34 have improved on last year’s placing and eight have maintained their positions. "This is an excellent achievement …

Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru Among World's Top 50 For Environmental Education: QS Rankings
1 month ago

Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru Among World's Top 50 For Environmental Education: QS Rankings

ABP News  

Indian universities have made significant strides in the latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025, with the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru securing a spot among the world’s top 50 institutions for Environmental Education. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi leads the Indian list, achieving a remarkable improvement of 255 places to secure 171st rank globally. Rank in India 2025 …

The issue of India’s economic growth versus emissions
1 month ago

The issue of India’s economic growth versus emissions

The Hindu  

The Indian economy has consistently showcased its robust growth over the past few decades. The claim The claim of India’s decoupling made in the Economic Survey comes from comparing GDP and emissions growth rates between 2005 and 2019. While there has been no absolute decoupling in India, since 1990, GDP in India has grown at a much higher pace than …

Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Declining air quality in India - a primer on how to survive living with poor AQI

The Hindu  

The combination of festive activities and the onset of winter have further deteriorated the Air Quality Index in certain States and Union Territories across India forcing the Union Health Ministry to issue an advisory directing state health departments and healthcare facilities to enhance their preparedness to safeguard the health of public against the ill-effects of rising air pollution levels. Experts …

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku : India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to an year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index -- published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, …

India drops 2 places, but remains in top 10 climate performers: Report
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

India drops 2 places, but remains in top 10 climate performers: Report

India Today  

India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to a year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index, published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action …

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do
1 month, 3 weeks ago

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 has seen a lacklustre attendance with heads of State from major emitters including China, United States, South Africa, Germany and Canada not in attendance. India must take a nuanced stance advocating for continued resource transfers from the North to bolster India’s domestic capacity to become a crucial partner in achieving global climate goals. India would …

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. Many analysts had been hoping that China — by far the world’s biggest annual carbon polluting nation with 32% of the emissions — would have peaked its …

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must
2 months ago

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must

Live Mint  

That changing the behaviour of populations is a nigh-impossible task was visible, once again, during Diwali. When political leaders themselves ignore a key institution, posit environmental action as anti-religious and undermine established scientific research on the deadly effects of a ‘temporary’ surge in pollution levels, it is not surprising that profit-seeking cracker sellers and people—who are healthy and prioritize enjoyment, …

Why does South Asia have the world’s worst air pollution?
9 months, 1 week ago

Why does South Asia have the world’s worst air pollution?

Al Jazeera  

Smog-ridden cities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the poorest air quality last year, says report. Pakistan scored 73.7 while India’s air had 54.4 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic metre on average over the last year. The report found that poor air quality in South Asia is often down to “brick kiln and other industrial emissions, agricultural waste burning, …

India was 3rd most polluted country in 2023, Delhi most polluted capital: Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India was 3rd most polluted country in 2023, Delhi most polluted capital: Report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India was the third most polluted country in 2023 after Pakistan and Bangladesh, according to the World Air Quality Report based on data from the Swiss firm IQAir. The report, which was released on Tuesday and is based on data from over 30,000 air quality monitoring stations across 7,812 locations in 134 countries, territories, and regions, said 42 …

COP28: India moves up one spot to rank 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

COP28: India moves up one spot to rank 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2024

India TV News  

India has ranked seventh in the Climate Change Performance Index 2024, moving up one spot from the previous year and maintaining its position of being among the highest performers, according to the report released during the COP28. India still reliant on coal, oil and gas CCPI experts noted that India is trying to meet its National Determined Contribution, with clear …

Analysing where India stands in the G20 | Data
1 year, 3 months ago

Analysing where India stands in the G20 | Data

The Hindu  

On September 9 and 10, India hosted the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi, focusing on the theme ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ Food security, climate change, energy, development, healthcare, and digitalisation were deliberated upon at the global forum, formed to discuss economic and financial matters. Click to remove AMP mode In 1970, with a GDP per capita of …

The week in 5 charts | India hosts 2023 G-20 Summit, ‘One Nation, One Election’ panel set up, and more
1 year, 4 months ago

The week in 5 charts | India hosts 2023 G-20 Summit, ‘One Nation, One Election’ panel set up, and more

The Hindu  

G20 and the key takeaways from the summit The G-20 Summit in New Delhi held from September 8-10 saw the formation of the New Delhi Declaration which forged a consensus between the G-20 nations, that were bitterly divided between the G7-EU and Russia-China, on the issue of Ukraine. The final language is a shift from the ‘Bali Paragraphs’, with language …

India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report
1 year, 5 months ago

India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report

Salon  

A new report submitted by the Indian government to the United Nations offers a glimmer of hope when it comes to the fight against climate change: Over the past 14 years, the world's most populous nation has reduced its carbon emissions by a larger-than-expected 33%. According to the report filed to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, India is …

India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: sources
1 year, 5 months ago

India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: sources

The Hindu  

India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations. India's rate of emissions intensity - the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted for every unit increase of gross domestic product - fell …

India succeeds in reducing greenhouse emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

India succeeds in reducing greenhouse emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: Report

Hindustan Times  

India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations. The report's findings showed India well on the way to meeting a commitment to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, to reduce emissions …

Scientists Identify Paths For Reducing Air Pollution in India
1 year, 5 months ago

Scientists Identify Paths For Reducing Air Pollution in India

News 18  

Researchers have evaluated the contribution of various emission sectors and fuels to small particulate matter for 29 states in India and six surrounding countries, identifying potential pathways to reduce air pollution and improve population health across South Asia. “Countries in South Asia have substantial emissions and associated air pollution and mortality burden,” said study first author Deepangsu Chatterjee, a doctoral …

India Today Roundtable discusses India's efforts to reduce carbon footprint
1 year, 5 months ago

India Today Roundtable discusses India's efforts to reduce carbon footprint

India Today  

The India Today Roundtable discussed India's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and meet its commitments to cut carbon emissions by 2030. They highlighted that while India's per capita emissions are low, the country is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the US. India has made several major commitments to address this issue, including increasing renewable …

14 of top 20 most polluted cities in the world from India
1 year, 7 months ago

14 of top 20 most polluted cities in the world from India

Hindustan Times  

India fared badly on air pollution index in 2022 even though it improved three places from the previous year on the list of countries with worst air quality, according to a report. According to the annual world air quality report published by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir, 15 out of top 20 most polluted cities in the world are …

Rich nations must scale up emission cuts: India at meet
1 year, 8 months ago

Rich nations must scale up emission cuts: India at meet

The Hindu  

April 15, 2023 02:12 pm | Updated April 16, 2023 12:22 am IST - New Delhi Meeting the global target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require developed nations to scale up their emission reduction efforts, India said at the G7 Ministers Meeting on Climate Energy and Environment in Japan's Sapporo on Saturday. This will create opportunities for …

India ranks eighth among countries with the worst air quality index: World Air Quality Report
1 year, 9 months ago

India ranks eighth among countries with the worst air quality index: World Air Quality Report

The Hindu  

India has ranked eighth in the list of countries with the worst air quality index and 12 of the 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia are in India, according to the Annual World Air Quality Report released by Swiss air quality technology company, IQAir. The 5th Annual World Air Quality Report released by IQAir, states that roughly …

Science-Wise: Reducing Emissions Through Coal Not Oil, Gas Phase-Out Plays Down Onus on Rich Nations
1 year, 11 months ago

Science-Wise: Reducing Emissions Through Coal Not Oil, Gas Phase-Out Plays Down Onus on Rich Nations

News 18  

Phase-out of coal-fired power is important, not just for climate, but for the health of millions of people who suffer from its far-reaching consequences. According to the research published in the peer-reviewed science journal Nature Climate Change, the IPCC 1.5℃ pathways have played down the responsibility of rich nations in reducing CO2 emissions, by laying more emphasis on coal, than …

Economic Survey 2022-23 | India needs global finance to achieve climate goals
1 year, 11 months ago

Economic Survey 2022-23 | India needs global finance to achieve climate goals

The Hindu  

For India to meet its international “obligations” on curtailing greenhouse gas emissions, it must have access to “on-time” climate finance, technology, and access to critical minerals. Advanced economies ought to set examples of policy and “behavioural changes” that work in their countries and only then could they be emulated in developing countries, the Economic Survey said on Tuesday in a …

Ahead of G20, India placed at best among G20 countries on Climate Change Performances
2 years, 1 month ago

Ahead of G20, India placed at best among G20 countries on Climate Change Performances

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: At a time when it is to host the meeting of G-20, India, after years of sustained performances on climate change, has now been ranked at best among G-20 countries in Climate Change Performance Index - 2023. According to the latest report of Climate Change Performance Index-2-23, published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Networks …

India one of top 5 countries, best among G20 nations in climate change performance
2 years, 1 month ago

India one of top 5 countries, best among G20 nations in climate change performance

India TV News  

India has been ranked among the top five countries and the best among the G-20 nations, under the global Climate Change Performance Index, an official statement said. "India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance," a power ministry statement said. The climate protection performance …

COP27 | No climate crisis would exist if world's per capita emissions were at India's level: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | No climate crisis would exist if world's per capita emissions were at India's level: Bhupender Yadav

The Hindu  

There would be no climate crisis if emissions of the entire world were at the same per capita level as India, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Thursday. "Considering per capita emissions, for an objective scale for comparison, India's emissions are, even today, about one-third of the global average. If the …

At eighth spot, India ranks high on list for climate protection: report
2 years, 1 month ago

At eighth spot, India ranks high on list for climate protection: report

The Hindu  

India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023, thanks to its low emissions and the increasing use of renewable energy. The rankings by Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network are based on how well the countries are doing to halve their emissions by 2030 — an essential aspect …

COP27: India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters

The Hindu  

Supported by other developing countries, India blocked an attempt by rich nations to focus on all top 20 emitters of carbon dioxide during discussions on the 'Mitigation Work Programme' at the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Egypt, sources said on Monday. The "MWP should not lead to the reopening of the Paris Agreement" which clearly mentions that climate commitments of …

Environmental Performance Index rankings: India needs to create nature-based solutions for sustainable environment
2 years, 2 months ago

Environmental Performance Index rankings: India needs to create nature-based solutions for sustainable environment

Firstpost  

Our strategy for improving our EPI ranking should also include safeguarding our blue-carbon habitats, creating plans to prevent natural disasters in coastal areas, and safeguarding the fisherfolk community The Environmental Performance Index, which analyzes 180 nations based on a number of factors including air quality, sanitation, environmental health, biodiversity, and predicted emissions by 2050, provides an overview of the level …

Heat-Related Deaths Increased By 55% In India, Says Lancet Study
2 years, 2 months ago

Heat-Related Deaths Increased By 55% In India, Says Lancet Study

News 18  

Warning that health is at the mercy of fossil fuels, from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021 heat-related deaths increased by 55 per cent in India, the 2022 Lancet Countdown report said on Wednesday. In the run-up to the UN Climate Conference in Egypt, the new findings presented in the seventh annual global report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change …

In 2020, over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion: Lancet
2 years, 2 months ago

In 2020, over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion: Lancet

The Hindu  

An estimated over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion in 2020, says the 2022 report of The Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels, released on Tuesday, adding that from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021, heat-related deaths increased by 55% in India. The new findings presented …

Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?

The Hindu  

Last month, India protested over its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S. The report measures 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories to measure the “state of sustainability around the world.” India was ranked last with low scores across a range of indicators. The Indian Government …

Clear the Air, Pollution is Cutting Avg Indian Life Expectancy by 5 Years, Delhi’s by 10: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Clear the Air, Pollution is Cutting Avg Indian Life Expectancy by 5 Years, Delhi’s by 10: Report

News 18  

The deadly impact of air pollution is most prominent in South Asia, especially India, where residents are expected to lose about five years of their lives on an average, if the current high levels of pollution persist. Due to South Asia’s high population and pollution concentrations, the region accounts for 52% of total life years lost globally due to particulate …

Environment to religious freedom, how India has fared in prominent global indices in 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

Environment to religious freedom, how India has fared in prominent global indices in 2022

India Today  

The recent global reports on indicators ranging from religious freedom to the value of the passport have attracted both massive attention from the public and strong opposition from the Indian government. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT 2022 For the second year in a row, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has placed India on the list of “Countries of Particular …

India opposes environmental index ranking
2 years, 7 months ago

India opposes environmental index ranking

The Hindu  

India has objected to a report, called the Environmental Performance Index, 2022, that places India last in a list of 180 countries on managing climate change, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality. “High-scoring countries exhibit longstanding and continuing investments in policies that protect environmental health, preserve biodiversity and habitat, conserve natural resources, and decouple greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth.” India …

‘Unscientific’: Modi Govt Rebuts Environment Survey's 'Worst Sustainable Country' Rating
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Unscientific’: Modi Govt Rebuts Environment Survey's 'Worst Sustainable Country' Rating

News 18  

A day after the Environment Performance Index rated India as the worst sustainable country in a list of 180 nations, the Modi government has rebutted the claims. “Some of the indicators used for assessing performance are extrapolated and based on surmises and unscientific methods.” The ministry categorically stated it “does not accept the analysis”, which has slammed India for its …

Ranked Lowest among 180 countries: India rejects Environment Performance Index 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

Ranked Lowest among 180 countries: India rejects Environment Performance Index 2022

India TV News  

The Union environment ministry on Wednesday rebutted the Environmental Performance Index 2022, which ranked India at the bottom of a list of 180 countries, saying some of the indicators it used are “extrapolated and based on surmises and unscientific methods”. The index published recently by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science …

A new low: India is last in environmental performance index for 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

A new low: India is last in environmental performance index for 2022

Live Mint  

India scored the lowest among 180 countries in the 2022 Environment Performance Index, an analysis by researchers of Yale and Columbia University which provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. The EPI ranks 180 countries on 40 performance indicators including climate change, environmental public health, biodiversity, among others. “The withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement …

India ranks at the bottom in a list of 180 countries in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index
2 years, 7 months ago

India ranks at the bottom in a list of 180 countries in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 05, 2022 19:08 IST India has been ranked at the bottom in a list of 180 countries that were judged for their environmental performances in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index. The EPI 2022 report says: “Based on the latest scientific insights and environmental data, India ranks at the bottom of all countries in the 2022 EPI, with …

A squeeze on climate goals
2 years, 7 months ago

A squeeze on climate goals

Hindustan Times  

At the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, member countries reaffirmed the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C. This, says an International Energy Agency report, could impact the profitability of the renewable energy industry and …

Explained | What are the takeaways from the latest IPCC report on climate change?
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | What are the takeaways from the latest IPCC report on climate change?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In its latest assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has laid out several scenarios on the steps that ought to be taken to keep temperatures below 2°C. According to the scientists, limiting warming to around 1.5°C requires global greenhouse gas emissions to peak before 2025 at the latest and be reduced by 43% by …

United Nations’ health agency WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
2 years, 9 months ago

United Nations’ health agency WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air

The Hindu  

The U. N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce use of fossil-fuel, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory- and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. “After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have seven million …

Air pollution 2nd biggest health risk in India, annual economic cost over USD 150bn: Report
2 years, 9 months ago

Air pollution 2nd biggest health risk in India, annual economic cost over USD 150bn: Report

India TV News  

Highlights World Air Quality Report 2022 was released globally on Tuesday The report was prepared by Swiss organization IQAir It found that India's PM 2.5 level returned to pre-COVID lockdown concentrations measured in 2019 Air pollution is the second biggest factor affecting human health in India and its economic cost is estimated to exceed USD 150 billion annually, a latest …

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets
2 years, 10 months ago

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets

Live Mint  

The sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change comes in four parts, three of them by three different working groups, while the fourth integrates the findings of the three working group reports into a synthesis. If the developed countries carry out the expenditure on sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere the expensive way and on carrying …

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