THE PRIEST

India scored 3.1 on a scale from zero to 10, placed at 95th position among 183 countries. Last year, India scored 3.3 and was placed at 87th position. The country's rank is better than Pakistan (No. 134) and Nepal, which at rank No 154 is perceived to be the most corrupt country in South Asia.

1 ) Investing just two per cent of global GDP into ten key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy. 2) Greening the economy not only generates growth, and in particular gains in natural capital, but it also produces a higher growth in GDP and GDP per capita.