India
PAGE in India
With one sixth of the world population, India is the second most populous country in the world but has less than three per cent of global land surface area and is likely to face significant resource constraints in the near future. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and per capita income have been increasing for many decades. At the same time, the gap between consumption and supply of resources is also steadily increasing along with exacerbation of environmental challenges such as climate variability, poor air quality, overexploitation of groundwater, water scarcity, increasing inland and coast salinity, and degradation of land. Against this background, India joined PAGE in 2018 and has taken proactive steps towards inclusive, green economic growth across different sectors of the economy.
The government of India has already made concerted efforts to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its Nationally Determined Contributions and has shifted from focusing on select initiatives to embracing large-scale, integrated economy-wide approaches, including resource efficiency, circular economy and sustainable consumption and production. When India joined PAGE in 2018 under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), a national green economy stocktaking, and prioritization exercise helped to define resource efficiency as the main entry point for PAGE support.
At the sectoral and thematic level, the focus was set on circular economy, eco-labelling, green manufacturing and sustainable public procurement, working with the National Institution for Transforming India, MoEFCC and the Ministries of Textiles and Finance. PAGE in India specifically aims to develop replicable models and enhance cooperation on initiatives between national and subnational levels in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This is complemented by a comprehensive capacity-building effort on green economy, targeting officials of Indian civil services and other specialized services, such as Indian Railways.
PAGE Milestones
- 2024
Government notifies New Eco-Mark Certification Rules
- 2023
Analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on Green Enterprises: ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Green Enterprises: evidence from India, Ghana and Uruguay’
PAGE published:
- Assessment of India’s Green Jobs and Just Transition Policy Readiness
- Assessment of Green Jobs and Decent Work Opportunities in the Textile/Garment Sector in Jharkhand State, India
- 2022
To support the government in greening India’s manufacturing sector and reorienting it towards SDG targets, PAGE India convened a policy dialogue on “Unlocking inclusive & green manufacturing growth and diversification in India”
Green Room Air Conditioners launched on the Government-e-Marketplace
Study on ‘Shaping India’s Inclusive and Green Economy’ in the manufacturing sector finalized
PAGE invited to lead a thematic session at the Green Economy Coalition’s annual global meeting in India
PAGE co-hosted webinar on ‘Building Back Better: Greening the Economic Recovery Package of the Government of India’
First official National Steering Committee meeting and launch of Stocktaking Study
National workshop conducted in New Delhi to further refine the priorities identified in the sub-national consultations
“Task Force on Environmental Sustainability” formed with PAGE assistance, to support green transition of Indian Railways
- 2018
Policy Brief on Resource Efficiency launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
India joins PAGE
Results
India News & Events
Knowledge Hub
pdfIndia – Comparative Evaluation with International Ecolabels
2023
pdfIndia Assessment of green jobs and decent work opportunities in Textile Garment Sector in Jharkhand
2023
pdfGuidance Manual on the Establishment of a Centre of Excellence on Circularity in India
2023
pdfStudy Report on the Establishment of a Centre of Excellence on Circularity in India
2023
pdfAssessment of India’s Green Jobs and Just Transition Readiness
2023![Preview of India: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet – ILO]()
India: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet – ILO
2022
pdfGreen Economy Learning Assessment for Madhya Pradesh
2022
pdfDiscussion Paper on Sustainable Consumption and Production and the Circular Economy in India
2018
