ED Probes NGO Founder Harjeet Singh Over 'Suspicious' Foreign Funds for Fossil Fuel Treaty

• Indian authorities detained and released environmental activist Harjeet Singh, founder of NGO Satat Sampada, amid an ED probe into foreign funds.
• The Enforcement Directorate is investigating "suspicious foreign inward remittances" received by Satat Sampada to promote the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty in India.
• The treaty, proposed by Vanuatu and backed by 18 developing countries including Colombia and Pakistan, aims to phase out fossil fuels and transition to green energy.
• Indian officials view the treaty as potentially undermining India's energy security and economic development, exposing it to international legal challenges.
• Tzeporah Berman, founder of the treaty initiative, stated its purpose is to support developing countries like India in transitioning to renewable energy, not undermine them.

Why It Matters: ED probes NGO founder Harjeet Singh over foreign funds for a fossil fuel treaty, raising concerns about India's energy policy.