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Climate crisis has given rise to eco-anxiety among people and has a lot of adverse effects on mental health and wellbeing in general. A demonstration of resilience in the face of such environmental difficulties might help manage eco-anxiety and maintain meaning in life. The current study was conducted to study the relationship between eco-anxiety, resilience and meaning in life among young adults. For the study, 150 participants (75 female, 75 male) between the age range of 18-24 years from different colleges of Delhi NCR who responded to the Hogg's Eco-anxiety scale (HEAS-13), Connor Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC) and Meaning in Life questionnaire (MLQ). The results showed that there were no significant gender differences in the levels of eco-anxiety, resilience, and meaning in life among young adults. The results also found that there was a weak negative relationship between eco-anxiety and resilience; no significant correlation between eco-anxiety and meaning in life and a significant positive relationship between resilience and meaning in life among young adults. Regression analysis showed that resilience significantly predicted meaning in life. The study also proposed various possible factors for explanation of the result and ways to deal with eco anxiety, build resilience and maintain meaning in life. The relationship between the variables was discussed.