Union Power Minister Inaugurates Prakriti 2026 & Launches Indian Carbon Market Portal, Reinforces India’s Climate Commitments

• Prakriti 2026 is the Government of India's flagship International Conference on Carbon Markets, organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under joint patronage of the Ministry of Power and MoEFCC.
• The 2026 edition launched the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) Portal (indiancarbonmarket.gov.in) — the central digital platform for the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS).
• Relevance: links India's NDC commitments under the Paris Agreement with domestic compliance/offset carbon pricing — core GS-III (Environment & Economy) territory.