<h1>India Secures $24.64M World Bank Grant for Ecosystem Service Improvement Project in Central Indian Highlands.</h1> India has signed a USD 24.64 million grant agreement with the World Bank's Global Environment Facility for the Ecosystem Service Improvement Project. The agreement was signed by representatives from the Indian government, the World Bank, and forestry officials from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The five-year project, fully financed by the World Bank, aims to enhance forest ecosystem services and improve the livelihoods of communities dependent on forests in the Central Indian Highlands. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will implement the project through the Indian Council of Forestry Research Education under the National Mission for Green India.