Under the provisions of Article 12, paragraphs 1(b) and 4, and Article 10, paragraph 2(a), of the Convention, India made a voluntary declaration in 2010 to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of its GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020 from 2005 levels. Agriculture sector emissions are excluded from the assessment of emission intensity, considering that these are survival emissions for a country like India. In keeping with this pledge, an emission intensity reduction of 24 per cent has been achieved between 2005 and 2016 (excluding emissions from the agriculture sector). In 2015, India further enhanced this ambition in its NDCs to reduce the emission intensity of GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level (UNFCCC, 2016). Effective policymaking, implementation, strengthening of institutions and building of capacities have aided the reduction in emission intensity of India's GDP. The Government of India has taken various steps to implement the provisions of the Convention in keeping with national circumstances by widening the efforts across