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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Prakash Javadekar, planting a Kadamb sapling (Neolamarckia Cadamba), at the Race Course Road lawns to mark the World Environment Day, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
Last Updated : Feb 18 2018 | 1:28 PM IST
India ranked among the bottom five nations in the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list released in January 2018, slipping 36 places in two years. Multiple studies conducted recently have shown that India is dealing with an environmental crisis.
Consider the following findings:
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None of the 280 Indian cities surveyed in a recent Greenpeace study met the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for clean air, with capital city Delhi ranking worst, as IndiaSpend reported on February 5,
