MoSPI has released the ‘Planet in Focus’ report on environmental sustainability under the SDGs.
- India has achieved Open Defecation Free status, and 97.2% of schools have separate toilets for girls and boys (SDG 6).
- Waste-recycling facilities grew from 829 in 2019–20 to 3,036 in 2024–25 (SDG 12).
- 698 of 784 local bodies have adopted disaster risk reduction strategies aligned with the Sendai Framework (SDG 13).
- Fisheries yield has gone up and Ramsar wetland area has doubled.
- Air pollution, water stress and waste management remain challenges.