India, Feb. 28 -- 2023-24 was a year of 'polycrisis', says Sunita Narain at opening ceremony

The Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE's) annual Anil Agarwal Dialogue, kicked off at the Anil Agarwal Environmental Training Institute in Rajasthan's Nimli on February 28, 2024 with the launch of the 2024 State of India's Environment report.

The report was released by economist Nitin Desai, senior journalist T N Ninan, and CSE Director-General Sunita Narain. It is collated and published annually by Down To Earth magazine.

The report presents data that says about 109 nations suffered losses due to extreme weather events in 2023, with countries in Africa, Europe and West Asia taking up the lion's share.

Fifty-nine countries in this regio...