New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) today launched Version 2.0 of its Green Budgeting Toolkit and an online portal aimed at helping governments, academia, and civil society integrate environmental considerations into fiscal planning.
The launch took place during a national webinar that drew registrations from over 50 countries and participation from stakeholders in Bihar, Assam, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.
The updated toolkit, which includes a playbook, pro-forma for departmental self-assessment, a Green Budget Statement structure, and presentation templates, seeks to mainstream sustainability in public finance.
TERI said the initiative builds on India's tradition of issue-based budgeting, such as gender and ...