State of India’s Environment 2025 report

March 3, 2025

Released on February 26, 2025, by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth (DTE), the State of India’s Environment 2025 report offers a comprehensive analysis of the country’s environmental challenges
Focus Areas: Climate change, air and water pollution, waste management, biodiversity.
Special Topics: Plastics, antimicrobial resistance, Thar desert, 40th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, India’s renewable energy targets.
2024 Environmental Challenges:
Extreme Weather: 255 out of 274 days had extreme weather events, impacting 3.2 million hectares of cropland.
Impact on Future Generations and Climate Change:
- Generation Alpha, the youngest cohort, is poised to inherit a warmer planet.
- The year 2024 was recorded as the warmest on record, with global temperatures rising 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.