India has ranked 180 with a score of 18.9, which is the lowest among 180 countries in the index that evaluated the environmental performance of these countries.
Leading UK-based academic, Dr. Swati Dhingra has been named as the first Indian-origin woman to be appointed as an external member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has become the first airport in India to launch a first-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine and Solar PV Hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the potential of using wind power at Mumbai Airport.