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How to Improve the Low Ranking in India’s Environmental Performance Index?

On June 8, 2022, Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University's Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network released Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022. According to the Environmental Performance Index, India ranks lowest among 180 countries. India lags behind Myanmar (179), Vietnam (178), Bangladesh (177), and Pakistan (176). The Environmental Performance Index has been issued every two years since 2002. This 2022 Environment Performance Index is a data-driven summary of the state of environmental sustainability around the world.

At the Centre of Employment Generation

KR Shyam Sundar With his announcement that 10 lakh government jobs will be provided over the next 18 months on a “mission mode”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent four messages. One, the creation of employment is indeed a problem and…

What will PM Narendra Modi’s Legacy Look like?

Devender Singh Speaking at a virtual gathering of ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ in Bharuch in Gujarat on May 12 as part of the celebrations to mark the completion of eight years in office, Prime Minister Narender Modi, recounted his talk with a senior opposition…

India must bolster ties with ASEAN

Harsh V Pant & Premesha Saha India’s ‘Act East’ policy is a core tenet of its Indo-Pacific vision. This was underlined at the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-India foreign ministers’ meet hosted by New Delhi on June 16…

India-UAE: The FTA Harvest

Anil Trigunayat After a hiatus of decade old distaste for the Free Trade Agreements (FTA), the Indian establishment is creating a web of free trade agreements with major strategic partners, which might ensure a better deal for market access this…

China’s Chequered Games: Will Xi prevail?

Srikanth Kondapalli As the 20th communist party congress of China is round the corner this November, the continuation or otherwise of its leader Xi Jinping has been debated extensively. There is also his tumultuous legacy since coming to power in 2012. Last…

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