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 * Ecological services provided by India's forests including water supply account for over seven per cent of its overall GDP and account for close to 60 per cent of the "GDP of the poor". Source: United Nations Environment Programme, March 22 2009 / Water


 * Air pollution dropped by 39 percent in Delhi after all buses were required to use compressed natural gas (CNG) as a result of a suit brought against the Indian government. By 2006, some 80,000 CNG vehicles were registered in Delhi, including all public buses and mini-taxis. Source: Worldwatch Institute / Environment quality