Reports and Indices
Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2025
The Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2025 report marks that achieving net zero emissions by 2050 requires reduction in investment in fossil fuels.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) states that annual investments must decline by over half by 2030.
In 2024, the world’s largest 65 banks committed $869 billion to fossil fuel companies.
Notably, the State Bank of India (SBI) was among nearly 50 banks that increased their fossil fuel financing.
This positioned SBI as the 47th largest lender in fossil fuel financing, up from 49th in 2023.
Despite this, SBI aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2055.
The bank plans for at least 7.5% of its domestic gross advances to be green by 2030.
QS World University Rankings 2026
The QS World University Rankings is an annual global ranking of universities published by
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a leading higher education analytics organization.
The aim of these rankings is to help students, academics, and employers compare the
performance of universities worldwide.
India has 54 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2026, making it the fourth most represented country.
The number of Indian universities in the rankings has grown from 11 in 2015 to 54 in 2026.
IIT Delhi leads the Indian contingent. It is ranked 123rd globally, rising from 150th in 2025.
IIT Madras recorded one of the biggest jumps, rising 47 places from 227 in 2025 to 180 in
2026.
