India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index that is topped by Lithuania and evaluates nations� progress in enacting laws to promote transparency, accountability and citizen engagement in environmental decision-making. Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, the US, South Africa, the UK, Hungary, Bulgaria, Panama and Colombia are the top 10 nations in the list launched by Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) and Access Initiative yesterday. Note: The index evaluates environmental democracy in 70 countries, including 75 legal and 24 practice indicators, based on recognized international standards. Source: The Indian Express
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