CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Index categorises states as ‘Front runner’, ‘Achiever’, ‘Contender’, and ‘Aspirant’ based on their EE-related efforts and achievements. The top-performing state is Karnataka, with a score of 70 out of 100, and is included in the ‘Front runner’ category.

Detailed explanation-2: -Karnataka is the top performing state. Two states namely, Karnataka and Rajasthan are included in the ‘Front runner’ category. There are 6 states in the ‘Achiever’ category. Twenty-seven states and UTs have improved their scores from SEEI 2019, of which 7 states have improved by more than 10 points.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gujarat has topped the list for larger States in the Niti Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index–Round 1 that has ranked States and Union Territories (UTs) on six parameters including discoms’ performance, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among Larger States: Gujarat, Kerala, and Punjab have been ranked as the top three performers in the category of larger states. Among Smaller States: Goa, emerged as the top-performing state in the smaller states category, followed by Tripura, and Manipur.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bihar ranks 15th in the State Energy and Climate Index, while the score is 38.3.