The States/UTs are ranked based on their aggregate performance across the 16 SDGs.

States with scores

equal to/greater than 65 are considered as Front-Runners (in Green); as Performers (in Yellow) in the
range of 50-64 and as Aspirants (in Red) if the score is less than 50.

Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, Sikkim, Chandigarh
and Puducherry are the front runners .

6 ,7 , 9 , 15 and 16 where India has scored between 65 and 99. The goals that demand special
attention 2 and 5 , where the overall country score is below 50 .

there is a positive relationship between the electricity consumption and fall in the Infant Mortality Rate
(IMR)

India submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement on a “best
effort basis” .

In its NDC, India promised to reduce its emission intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 per cent below by 2030;
40 per cent of cumulative electric power installed capacity would be from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030
and increase its forest cover and additional carbon sink equivalent to 2.5 to 3 billion tons of carbon
dioxide by 2030.

35 States/ UTs have become ODF and the percentage of waste processing rose from around 18 per cent
in 2014 to 60 per cent 2019.

India had announced 175 Gigawatt (GW) targets for renewables by 2022 and has already achieved 83
GW .

The net national GHG emissions after including LULUCF (Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry)
around 2.306 billion tons of CO2 equivalent.

National Solar Mission , 40 GW Grid connected Rooftop projects and 60 GW large and medium size
land based solar power projects. 32.5 GW of solar electric generation capacity installed.

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture resulted in the formation of National Innovations on Climate
Resilient Agriculture, a network project .

Another major initiative is launching of Climate Change Action Program (CCAP) in 2014, a central sector
scheme, with a total cost of ` 290 crore for five years, to build and support capacity at central and state
levels, strengthening scientific and analytical capacity for climate change assessment, establishing
appropriate institutional framework and implementing climate actions.

ECBC 2017 prescribes energy performance standards for new commercial buildings to be constructed
across India to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in energy use by 2030 translating to energy savings of
about 300 Billion Units by 2030 and peak demand reduction of over 15 GW in a year.

UJALA crossed 360 million , street light national program- 10 million cumulatively saving 43 million
tons of CO2 emission .
National Bio-fuels Policy - 20 per cent blending in ethanol in petrol and 5 per cent blending of biodiesel in
diesel by 2030 .

National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (2015) ,NABARD as the National Implementing Entity .

Green bonds are debt securities issued by financial, non-financial or public entities where the proceeds
are used to finance 100 per cent green projects and assets. India has the second largest Emerging green
bond market after China .

India joined the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) . The Platform acknowledges the
global nature of financial markets which has the potential to help finance the transition to a green, low
carbon and climate resilient economy by linking financing needs to the global sources of funding.

With 83 signatory countries, ISA creates a multi-stakeholder ecosystem where sovereign nations,
multilateral organizations, industry, policymakers and innovators work . together to promote the
common and shared goal of meeting energy demands of a secure and sustainable world . The ISA aims
mobilizing over US$ 1000 billion by 2030 .

Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative, launched by World Bank and AfD in support of the ISA, aims at supporting
the development of bankable solar programs in developing countries leveraging private sector
investments .

COP 14 adopted the New Delhi Declaration: Investing in Land and Unlocking Opportunities.
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India while addressing the High-Level Segment on 9th September, 2019
announced India’s support for, among other actions, for enhanced South-South Cooperation that aims to
share India’s experiences with costeffective and sustainable land management strategies; and a “Global
Water Action Agenda” to maximize synergies through holistic land and water management. As a party to
the UNCCD, India has voluntarily committed to raise its ambition of the total area that would be restored
from its land degradation status, from 21 million to 26 million hectares between now and 2030.

about 50 per cent of all crop residue burnt in the country are residues of rice crop About 178 million
tonnes of surplus crop residues are available in the country . PM2.5 emission (g/Kg) from the burning
of different crop residues followed this order; Sugarcane (12.0), Maize (11.2), Cotton (9.8), Rice (9.3),
wheat (8.5) . Promote the practice of conservation of agriculture with low lignocellulosic crop residues
like rice, wheat, maize .