Indian Carbon Market Portal launched at Prakriti 2026 conference on carbon markets
On 21 March 2026 Union Power Minister Manohar Lal launched the Indian Carbon Market Portal, the central platform for running the Indian Carbon Market, at Prakriti 2026, the international conference on carbon markets organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
Summary
Prakriti 2026, the International Conference on Carbon Markets organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, opened in New Delhi as part of the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026. Its theme was 'Unlocking Carbon Finance for NDC Implementation through Global Partnerships and Digital Pathways'. Manohar Lal launched the Indian Carbon Market Portal (indiancarbonmarket.gov.in) as the central platform for implementing and administering the Indian Carbon Market. He said the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme has nine notified methodologies and over 40 registered entities submitting projects in biogas, hydrogen and forestry, and that GEI targets have been notified for nearly 490 obligated entities across seven energy-intensive sectors.
Key facts
- Launched
- Indian Carbon Market Portal, 21 March 2026
- Event
- Prakriti 2026 – International Conference on Carbon Markets
- Organiser
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency
- Theme
- Unlocking Carbon Finance for NDC Implementation through Global Partnerships and Digital Pathways
- CCTS offset side
- 9 notified methodologies; 40+ registered entities
- Compliance side
- GEI targets for ~490 obligated entities in 7 sectors
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Prakriti 2026, at which the Indian Carbon Market Portal was launched, was organised by:
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Correct answer: D — Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Prakriti 2026, the International Conference on Carbon Markets, was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
According to the Power Minister on 21 March 2026, GEI targets have been notified for about how many obligated entities under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme?
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Correct answer: B — About 490
GEI targets have been notified for nearly 490 obligated entities across seven energy-intensive sectors.
Consider the following about the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme as described on 21 March 2026: 1. It has nine notified methodologies on the offset side. 2. Compliance targets cover obligated entities across twelve energy-intensive sectors. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
There are nine notified methodologies; compliance targets cover about 490 entities across seven, not twelve, energy-intensive sectors.