What’s in the news? As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement, India submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the year 2015 comprising, inter-alia, of following two quantifiable targets: …
About the Act The Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is a people-centric law for forests, which recognises the rights of forest- dwelling communities to use and manage forest resources. With more than 150 …
About the Index The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is developed by non-governmental organizations Germanwatch and NewClimate Institute (Germany) together with the Climate Action Network, a global network of environmental NGOs. Published annually since 2005, CCPI is an independent monitoring …