India ranked 5th for green skill intensity in 2022: TeamLease report
India ranked 5th among the top 25 countries with relatively high green skill intensity in 2022, according to a recent industry report.
The ‘TeamLease Digital’s Green Industry Outlook’ report found that the green talent in the workforce rose by 12.3 per cent between 2022 and 2023. Indicating rising demand for eco-conscious roles, job postings requiring at least one green skill rose by 22.4 per cent, a substantial percentage for India, given its 1.4 billion population.
Further, the study underlined India’s pledge to reach a 500 GW clean energy goal by 2030 that, has resulted in an 81 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) surge in demand for green jobs in January 2023, with major metro areas driving the charge including cities like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
