Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
Actors / Government · India

Government of India

Appears in 11 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Indus Waters Treaty suspensionSuspended the treatyIndia / Pakistan2025Water use
India PMFBY crop insurancePays the premium share not paid by farmers; presented the scheme's figuresIndia2016Insurance, liability and compensation funds
Kerala endosulfan compensation delayed as producer's Shroff family sells stakeObjected to listing endosulfan under the Stockholm ConventionIndia2011–2026Pesticides and agrochemicals
India's scrap tyre imports reach 1.398 million tonnes in FY2024Source of the import data cited in the reportIndia2021–2024Law, regulation and treaties
India's top court refuses more Bhopal compensation from Union Carbide successorsfiled the curative petition; paid for the waste incinerationIndia1989–2025Chemical pollution
World Bank-backed dams displaced people, and reviews found incomes often not restoredHost government for the Sardar Sarovar damGlobal1985–2018Protected area / relocation
India approved clearing over 8,500 hectares of forest despite a Supreme Court orderGave the nod to clear over 8,500 hectaresIndia2025Law, regulation and treaties
Supreme Court dismisses Centre's bid for more Bhopal compensation from Union CarbidePaid the incineration cost; petitioner for more compensationIndia1989–2025Waste management
IFFCO sells nano urea under a fertiliser subsidy; a Punjab trial reported lower yieldsfertiliser subsidy payerIndia2021–2026Agriculture, livestock and food
India's 1975–77 Emergency sterilisation drive drew a $66 million World Bank loanRan the sterilisation campaignIndia1975–1977Lobbying, PR and greenwashing
Indian government paid Rs 126 crore to incinerate Union Carbide Bhopal wastePaid for the incineration from the state budgetIndia2025Waste management
Appears alongside
Union Carbide ×3Ramky Group ×2Pakistan Ministry of Foreign AffairsCourt of Arbitration (Indus Waters Treaty)NASA Earth ObservatoryPMFBY insurersUPLExcel Crop CareSumitomoShroff family (shareholders)Kerala state governmentBBCWorld Bank GroupWorld Commission on DamsWorld Bank Inspection PanelGovernment of BrazilGovernment of LaosGovernment of ChinaIFFCODileep SanghaniPunjab Agricultural UniversityWorld Bank
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Insurance

Premium
The price paid for an insurance policy.

Science and environment

Hectare (ha)
A unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres, about 2.5 acres. 100 hectares make one square kilometre.