{"id":9191,"date":"2020-07-25T16:13:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T10:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9191"},"modified":"2020-07-25T16:13:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T10:43:07","slug":"environmental-performance-index-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Performance Index 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Relevance: Prelims: Environment\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Why in News<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>India secured\u00a0<strong>168<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0rank<\/strong>\u00a0in the 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2020.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s rank was<strong>\u00a0177<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in 2018.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"border-bg\">\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightsonindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/indias_ranking_on_different_indicators.png\" alt=\"Environmental performance index - INSIGHTSIAS\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Environmental Performance Index<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EPI is a<strong>\u00a0biennial index<\/strong>\u00a0prepared by\u00a0<strong>Yale University and Columbia University<\/strong>\u00a0in collaboration with the\u00a0<strong>World Economic Forum<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It offers a\u00a0<strong>scorecard that highlights leaders and laggards<\/strong>\u00a0in environmental performance and\u00a0<strong>provides practical guidance<\/strong>\u00a0for countries that aspire to move toward a sustainable future.<\/li>\n<li>This index was first published in 2002 designed to supplement the environmental targets set forth in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecointelligent.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/10-year-change.png\" alt=\"Environment Performance Index 2020: Where does India stand? \u2013 Eco ...\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Key Points<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EPI 2020:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>EPI Index 2020 measured the environmental performance of\u00a0<strong>180 countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The index considered\u00a0<strong>32 indicators<\/strong>\u00a0of environmental performance and included\u00a0<strong>10-year trends in environmental performance<\/strong>\u00a0at the national and global levels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denmark topped the index<\/strong>\u00a0with a score of 82.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India\u2019 Performance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India scored 27.6 out of 100 in the 2020 EPI index and its performance<strong>\u00a0was worse than all South Asian countries,<\/strong>\u00a0except Afghanistan.<\/li>\n<li>India scored\u00a0<strong>below the regional (South-Asia) average score on all five key parameters on environmental health,<\/strong>\u00a0including air quality, sanitation and drinking water, heavy metals and waste management.\n<ul>\n<li>These findings resonated with the concerns raised by the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u2018State of India\u2019s Environment 2020<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>in Figures\u2019,<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0published by the Centre for Science and Environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It has also<strong>\u00a0scored below the regional average on parameters related to biodiversity and ecosystem services<\/strong>\u00a0too.<\/li>\n<li>India was at\u00a0<strong>second position after Pakistan on \u2018climate change\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0among the\u00a0<strong>South-Asia countries.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan\u2019s score (50.6) was the highest under the climate change category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A ten-year comparison progress report in the index showed that\u00a0<strong>India slipped on climate-related parameters.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The report indicated that black carbon, carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse emissions per capita increased in ten years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"border-bg\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Environmental Conservation Programmes in India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Climate Change:\u00a0National Action Plan on Climate Change<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Desertification:\u00a0National Action Programme to Combat Desertification<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pollution Control:\u00a0National Clean Air Program<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Environmental Impact Assessment:\u00a0Environment Management Plan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forest Protection:\u00a0National Afforestation Programme<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Animal Conservation:\u00a0Project Elephant,\u00a0Project Tiger<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Way Forward<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>India needs to\u00a0<strong>re-double national sustainability efforts<\/strong>\u00a0on all fronts.<\/li>\n<li>It needs to focus on a wide spectrum of\u00a0<strong>sustainability issues, with a high-priority<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>critical issues such as air and water quality, biodiversity and climate change.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Environment\u00a0 Why in News India secured\u00a0168th\u00a0rank\u00a0in the 12th\u00a0edition of the Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2020. 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