Abstract. We show that if G is a compact Lie group and g is its Lie algebra, then there is a map from the Hopf-cyclic cohomology of the quantum enveloping algebra Uq(g) to the twisted cyclic cohomology of quantum group algebra O(Gq). We also show that the Schmüdgen-Wagner index cocycle associated with the volume form of the differential calculus on the standard Podleś sphere O(S 2 q ) is in the image of this map.