Pariksha SaathiPM Modi inaugurates international conference on environment and climate dynamics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the National Green Tribunal's two-day International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 19 September 2026. The meeting, which ran until 20 September, brought together judges and judicial representatives from 17 countries along with policymakers and experts to discuss environmental justice and climate governance. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, Attorney General R. Venkataramani and NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava attended the inaugural session, underlining the role of courts and tribunals in environmental protection. In his address, Modi said developing countries are unfairly blamed for carbon emissions, pointing out that developed nations emit up to six times more carbon per person than India and that India's per-capita emissions are less than half the global average. He also claimed India is the only G-20 country to have met its Paris (COP-21) commitments ahead of schedule, citing solar capacity rising from about 2 GW to over 160 GW in roughly twelve years, rooftop solar for more than 50 lakh homes under PM Surya Ghar, and solar pumps for 30 lakh farmers under the KUSUM scheme.
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Learning context
The National Green Tribunal was established on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, for the effective and expeditious disposal of environmental cases, and is mandated to try to dispose of applications or appeals within six months of filing. Its Principal Bench sits in New Delhi, with zonal benches at Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai. Under Section 22 of the Act, an appeal against an NGT order lies to the Supreme Court within 90 days.
Reference: National Green Tribunal, About Us
Check yourself: does an appeal against an NGT order go to the High Court?
No. Under Section 22 of the NGT Act, 2010, an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court, within 90 days.
Revision task: separate the institutional facts in this item (NGT as organiser, who attended) from the Prime Minister’s claims and figures, which are statements made in a speech.
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The International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics', inaugurated by PM Modi at Vigyan Bhawan, was organised by which body?
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Answer: National Green Tribunal (NGT)
The two-day conference was organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), with judges and officials from 17 countries attending.
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