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04/07/22 05:59 AM IST

The Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021

In News 
  • The Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021 was recently launched by Knight Frank, which is a Global property consultant.
Major Findings 
  • In the index, four Indian cities viz., Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Mumbai, have been ranked among top 20 sustainable cities.
  • In it, 36 cities were ranked on the basis of urbanisation pressure, carbon emissions, climate risk, and government initiatives.
  • Index has been topped by Singapore.
  • It is followed by Sydney, Wellington, Perth, and Melbourne.
  • These are the top five green-rated cities in commercial real estate in Asia-Pacific region.
  • Bengaluru is the only Indian city to achieve ‘Gold’ standard category.
  • Bengaluru is followed by Delhi, which has been ranked 17th in the ASIA Pacific Region.
  • Hyderabad has been ranked 3rd in India and 18th in Asia-Pacific region.
  • Mumbai is ranked 4th among Indian cities and 20th in Asia-pacific region.
Source- PIB 

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