Manoj Singh, Retd IAS, ex ACS, UP Govt New Delhi: For over a century, India’s economic transformation has surged forward on the shoulders of coal-fired power, oil-fueled industry, and steel-driven infrastructure. But beneath this ascent lies an invisible war—one waged silently by forests, rivers, coasts, and soils that have absorbed a remarkable portion of the damage. A new analysis shows that since 1920, India’s natural ecosystems have sequestered between 60 to 80 percent of the country’s historical carbon dioxide emissions. Yet despite their resilience, India remains a net carbon emitter,…
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