Climate Change Performance Index India dropped 13 places to 23rd in the Climate Change Performance Index 2025, mainly due to lack of progress in phasing out coal. Coal remains central to India’s energy system: Provides over 50% of total energy use. Accounts for 75% of electricity generation (2024). About Climate Change Performance Index It is published by think tanks German watch, New Climate Institute, and Climate Action Network International. It tracks the progress of the world’s largest emitters in terms of emissions, renewables, and climate policy. The performance of countries is assessed in four categories — GHG emission, renewable energy, energy use and climate policy. It was first published in 2005. India’s Renewable Energy Progress India doubled clean energy capacity (2021–25). Renewables now make up: 50% of installed power capacity But only 20% of actual electricity generation in 2024. Transforming India into a leading Quantum-Powered Economy NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub has released a comprehensive roadmap titled “Transforming India into a Leading Quantum-Powered Economy.” It is a national strategic roadmap prepared by NITI Aayog (with IBM as knowledge partner) that lays out India’s 2035 vision for quantum computing, communication, sensing and materials, and details actions needed to build a globally competitive quantum ecosystem. It aims to incubate at least 10 globally competitive quantum start-ups, each surpassing USD 100 million in revenue and capturing over 50% of the value in the global quantum software and services market by 2035. India ranks 2nd globally in the number of graduates in quantum-relevant fields (approximately 91,000), behind only the EU. Different states are actively building their own ecosystems. For example, Karnataka has established the Quantum Research Park (QuRP), and Andhra Pradesh recently launched the Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV).
