The Green Hour is a periodical report that employs an environmental lens to summarise each parliamentary session. It is intended to act as a tool to measure the performance and accountability of the executive and legislature regarding environment-related matters. By simplifying parliamentary proceedings and presenting them in an easily-accessible format, the report aims to help citizens understand how to engage with the legislature and policymakers on matters related to various aspects of the environment. Our reports have covered 9 Parliamentary sessions since Winter Session 2022 till Monsoon Session, 2025.
The latest issue (Volume III Issue 2) of The Green Hour is out now! It covers the Monsoon Session 2025 of the Indian parliament, held between 21st July and 21st August 2025. The issue features a new methodology which expands the analysis in the report to also include parliamentary questions. Key highlights from the report include:
- 303 out of 8,895 questions (3.4%) during the session were directed towards the MoEFCC.
- 276 MPs from 27 states and union territories addressed questions to the MoEFCC.
- The 6 states whose MPs raised the most environment-related questions were Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
- 112 questions asked for specific numerical data and 48 enquired about government schemes.
- The 3 most popular themes of questions were Pollution, Wildlife and Forests/ Afforestation which together accounted for 62.37% of MoEFCC-related questions.
You can access the full report here.
Previous issues of The Green Hour can be found here.
