India’s climate imperative
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s climate imperative

The Hindu  

In the absence of COVID-19, climate change-induced disasters would have been India’s biggest red alert in recent years. The heatwave that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India in 2021; and the super cyclone Amphan that battered West Bengal and Odisha in 2020 are symbols of man-made climate change. Labour losses from rising heat, by one estimate, could reach ₹1.6 lakh crore annually if global warming exceeds 2°C, with India among the hardest hit. India needs a two-part approach: one, to adapt to climate impacts by building resilience against weather extremes, and two, to mitigate environmental destruction to prevent climate change from becoming more lethal. Climate resilience Extreme heat waves hit swathes of India.

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CCPI 2025: Teaching students about India's climate policies and challenges
3 days, 20 hours ago

CCPI 2025: Teaching students about India's climate policies and challenges

India Today  

India's climate change progress has earned it the 10th position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2025, a tool widely used by researchers and educators to evaluate nations' environmental efforts. Here's how to approach it: INDIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS: A CASE STUDY FOR STUDENTS India's strong performance in greenhouse gas emissions and energy use categories highlights its dedication to sustainable practices, particularly …

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024
6 days, 7 hours ago

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 17, 2024 18:01 IST - 1 MIN READ Arguably one of the most disturbing headlines from the world of environment came when we rang in the New Year. In January 2024, from a pristine little island in the Indian Ocean, the Great Nicobar Island, author Pankaj Sekhsaria reported on the unimaginable havoc a proposed Rs.72,000 crore infrastructure …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
1 week, 1 day ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas
1 week, 4 days ago

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas

Live Mint  

Sitting down to write this newsletter, I was thinking about a way to introduce it that would chime in with the fact that we are in December. According to the November data of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global surface temperature was 1.62 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. View Full Image In May, a working …

Under pressure: How climate change is impacting Indian cities
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Under pressure: How climate change is impacting Indian cities

Live Mint  

New Delhi and the National Capital Region is beset by problems, with the unbearable amounts of atmospheric pollution being the most acute. Urban Heat: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru This places additional pressures on cities, especially since India is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in the world. Sea level rise and extreme storms: Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai Although our understanding of …

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29
3 weeks, 6 days ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended on a dramatic note as negotiators announced a pledge to triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035, with an aspirational target of $1.3 trillion. Therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document.” India’s rejection of the climate finance package came in the face of celebration by developed …

What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?
4 weeks ago

What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?

Firstpost  

The tumultuous COP29, the UN climate summit, concluded in Azerbaijan’s Baku after talks continued until early Sunday. Developed nations forced a deal agreeing to provide $300 billion a year to the developing world from 2035 in climate finance. Developed nations forced an agreement promising to put together $300 billion a year from 2035 in climate finance. Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, …

Climate finance: Deploy the Loss and Damage Fund with care
1 month ago

Climate finance: Deploy the Loss and Damage Fund with care

Live Mint  

The urgency of climate adaptation has never been more apparent. By aligning L&D resources with the National Action Plan on Climate Change, India can enhance its ability to manage and disburse global investments effectively. L&D funding could significantly bolster India’s financial capacity for climate action, fostering resilience and supporting its transition to a low-carbon economy. India must secure commitments from …

US, India lead G20 on climate action but Trump presidency might change things: Study
1 month ago

US, India lead G20 on climate action but Trump presidency might change things: Study

Firstpost  

A new study revealed that the United States and India are the top two nations in the G20 to take climate policy measures and reduce carbon emissions. However, the analysts warned that the advent of President-elect Donald Trump could be detrimental to these gains As talks about climate financing falter at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, a study noted that …

Indian Ocean most impacted by global warming, least known among oceans: Experts
1 month ago

Indian Ocean most impacted by global warming, least known among oceans: Experts

Hindustan Times  

The ninth biennial conference of the Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study, a global and multidisciplinary project aiming to understand the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedback between the ocean and atmosphere, hosted by the National Institute of Oceanography ended in Goa on Thursday. HT caught up with co-chairs Christa Maradino of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, and …

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report
1 month ago

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku : India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to an year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index -- published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, …

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do
1 month ago

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 has seen a lacklustre attendance with heads of State from major emitters including China, United States, South Africa, Germany and Canada not in attendance. India must take a nuanced stance advocating for continued resource transfers from the North to bolster India’s domestic capacity to become a crucial partner in achieving global climate goals. India would …

Global South faces climate burden: India highlights challenges at COP29
1 month ago

Global South faces climate burden: India highlights challenges at COP29

India Today  

At the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, India's Minister of State for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, highlighted the critical juncture at which the global community stands in its collective fight against climate change. Speaking on behalf of the Global South, Singh pointed the disproportionate burden faced by developing nations due to climate change. Kirti Vardhan Singh also reiterated that …

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks
1 month ago

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Sunday expressed serious concern about the progress by the developed countries to engage in a climate finance and mitigation work programme at CoP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, India asserted that those with the highest capacity to take climate action have continuously shifted goalposts, delayed climate action, and consumed a highly disproportionate share of the global carbon …

Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution, warns John Kerry at HTLS
1 month, 1 week ago

Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution, warns John Kerry at HTLS

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The world is already exceeding the crucial 1.5°C warming threshold, former US special envoy for climate John Kerry warned, urging countries engaged in the ongoing global climate conference, COP29, to work hard to find a solution, especially the 23 nations and regions most responsible for emissions. Former US secretary of state John Kerry has in recent years traversed …

Amid weather extremes, India demands West up climate funding
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid weather extremes, India demands West up climate funding

Hindustan Times  

India is expected to reiterate its call for adequate climate finance from developed nations, including contributions running into trillions of dollars annually, as the UN Climate Change Conference began in Baku on Monday against the backdrop of unprecedented weather extremes that have battered India as well as the world, and new signs that the globe is on track for more …

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia
1 month, 1 week ago

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia

Live Mint  

Nations, businesses and civil society are set to discuss ways to tackle the climate crisis at yet another Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, The 29th meet is in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11-14 November. A massive $2.4 trillion a year—four times what is currently invested—is required for poor and emerging economies to cut greenhouse gas …

Extreme weather conditions claimed 66 lives in TG so far this year
1 month, 1 week ago

Extreme weather conditions claimed 66 lives in TG so far this year

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana has faced a punishing year of extreme weather so far, with deadly rains, scorching heat waves, and severe storms, which together claimed 66 lives, damaged 73,418 hectares of agricultural land and caused extensive infrastructure damage. The state endured 50 days of extreme weather, reflecting India’s broader climate crisis as documented in the “Climate India 2024: An Assessment of …

India faces growing threat due to outburst of glacial lakes, says report
1 month, 1 week ago

India faces growing threat due to outburst of glacial lakes, says report

India Today  

India is facing an escalating threat as glacial lakes and water bodies across the Himalayan region have expanded by 11 per cent since 2011, a recent report by the Central Water Commission. Released in September, the report underscores the growing risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods as climate change accelerates glacial melting and lake expansion. The latest report from September …

Extreme weather claimed over 3,200 lives in first 9 months of 2024: CSE report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Extreme weather claimed over 3,200 lives in first 9 months of 2024: CSE report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Extreme weather events claimed over 3,200 lives and destroyed over 2.3 lakh houses in India in the first nine months of 2024, according to a new report. The report by the Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment said India faced extreme weather events on 93 per cent of the days in the year's first nine months …

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must

Live Mint  

That changing the behaviour of populations is a nigh-impossible task was visible, once again, during Diwali. When political leaders themselves ignore a key institution, posit environmental action as anti-religious and undermine established scientific research on the deadly effects of a ‘temporary’ surge in pollution levels, it is not surprising that profit-seeking cracker sellers and people—who are healthy and prioritize enjoyment, …

Women and Children: The Forgotten Victims of the Climate Crisis in India
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Women and Children: The Forgotten Victims of the Climate Crisis in India

Hindustan Times  

India's climate crisis disproportionately impacts women and children, highlighting the need for inclusive policies that center their needs. The article emphasizes the importance of empowering women and children to lead climate action, as their voices are crucial for crafting solutions that are both effective and equitable. By addressing the gendered impacts of the crisis, India can ensure a sustainable future …

Heat, Health and Economic Toll Escalate in India as Climate Crisis Grips the Nation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heat, Health and Economic Toll Escalate in India as Climate Crisis Grips the Nation

New Indian Express  

India is grappling with the harsh realities of climate change, with heat, health, and economic impacts escalating. The country is facing a 50% increase in potential labour hours lost to extreme heat since the 1990s, with economic losses valued at $141 billion in 2023. Rising sea levels threaten around 18.1 million Indians living less than a metre above sea level, …

Climate Change's Silent Toll: Mental Health in India Neglected
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Climate Change's Silent Toll: Mental Health in India Neglected

Live Mint  

The article highlights the significant impact of climate change on mental health in India, with a focus on the underreported and often neglected economic cost of mental health. It emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach to address this issue, including investments in mental health resilience, healthcare infrastructure, and climate adaptation strategies. The article stresses the importance of integrating mental …

India Needs a Green New Deal: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development
2 months ago

India Needs a Green New Deal: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development

Hindustan Times  

India needs an own Green New Deal to address the climate crisis and other pressing issues. The Green New Deal should focus on sustainable development, prioritize equity, and involve all stakeholders in the decision-making process. It should also address unique Indian characteristics and priorities, such as the need for a decentralized approach and a focus on value creation over cost-cutting.

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses
2 months, 1 week ago

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses

News 18  

Extreme weather events have severely affected crop land in India, with Central India being the hardest-hit. The region has witnessed a 54% increase in crop area affected due to extreme weather events compared to 2022. The state has been particularly hard-hit, with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh also suffering significant losses.

India experiences the second hottest period since 1970 due to climate change
3 months ago

India experiences the second hottest period since 1970 due to climate change

The Hindu  

The months of June, July, and August 2024 recorded India’s second-hottest season since 1970, a report titled, People Exposed to Climate Change: June-August 2024 released on Wednesday by climate experts at Climate Central said. “Over 20.5 million people experienced high temperatures exceptionally influenced by climate change for at least 60 days in the past three months, making India the Southern …

A climate crisis agenda remains urgent
3 months ago

A climate crisis agenda remains urgent

The Hindu  

The next five years are critical for India’s climate action efforts, given its ambitious 2030 targets. Key environmental issues that need urgent attention include reducing heat stress, improving air quality, managing waste, and enhancing energy efficiency. Encouraging businesses to view climate action as an opportunity rather than a challenge is essential, and acting swiftly on India’s carbon market is a …

Consumption patterns need to change to bolster both economic and ecological growth in India: Minister Bhupendra Yadav
3 months ago

Consumption patterns need to change to bolster both economic and ecological growth in India: Minister Bhupendra Yadav

Live Mint  

Consumption patterns need to change in India so that the economy can grow without disrupting the environment, said union climate change minister Bhupendra Yadav on Tuesday. To change consumption pattern, seven things are required to be done—save food, water and energy; conversion of waste to energy; management of e-waste; healthy lifestyle; and complete ban of single use plastic. “To change …

Why India must prioritise women in climate action
3 months, 1 week ago

Why India must prioritise women in climate action

Hindustan Times  

In today’s times, we all witness climate crises in some form or another in our daily lives. Second, realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of women-led development as a cornerstone of Viksit Bharat requires addressing women's vulnerability to the climate crisis. Climate crisis Historically, women have played a key role as primary caregivers and food producers in India, especially in …

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study

The Hindu  

More than 85% of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study. The study by IPE Global and Esri India also found that 45% of the districts were experiencing a "swapping" trend, where traditionally flood-prone areas were becoming drought-prone and vice versa. Using a penta-decadal analysis, the study …

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Life at 50C: Delhi’s streets struggling to cope with heatwave At least 110 people died from heatstroke across the …

How should India persevere in this multi-crises world?
4 months ago

How should India persevere in this multi-crises world?

Hindustan Times  

Race riots in the United Kingdom, the toppling of a democratically-elected government by mobs in Dhaka, a new chapter of the war in Ukraine — that is now a war inside Russia — the continuing bloodshed in Gaza, and the looming threat of an Iran-Israel war breaking out, all point to an ominous future. More often, a “one man’s terrorist …

Delhi govt to overhaul climate action plan
4 months ago

Delhi govt to overhaul climate action plan

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has launched an initiative to combat the escalating climate crisis in Delhi by focusing on seven critical sectors: electricity, water, waste, green cover, transport, health, and agriculture. At a round-table conference, over 40 departments, experts, and officials convened to overhaul the existing climate policy for 2019, highlighting the urgent need for action as the city …

Adverse Effects Of Climate Change Need Serious Consideration : Justice BR Gavai
4 months ago

Adverse Effects Of Climate Change Need Serious Consideration : Justice BR Gavai

Live Law  

Justice BR Gavai, while referring to the recent instances of natural calamities in Wayanad and Himachal Pradesh, highlighted the need to take the climate crisis seriously. Man has always been greedy, but the greed should not go to such limits wherein there is no concern for the future generations.” Justice Gavai underscored the need for a proactive approach to the …

India addressing climate change through proactive actions not just words: Modi
4 months, 1 week ago

India addressing climate change through proactive actions not just words: Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India has reassured the world about climate action by becoming the only G20 nation to achieve nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, which marked the beginning of a shift towards it, much ahead of the deadline. He called climate change a huge worry for the global community and said India was …

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis by climate scientists found Tuesday. The study by the World Weather Attribution, a group of scientists who use established climate models to quickly determine whether human-caused climate change played a part in extreme …

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees

Live Mint  

Edward Said recounted how, when he critiqued Western scholars for biased depictions of the East, a prominent scholar dismissed his arguments by attacking his credibility rather than engaging with their substance. On 6 August, an oped in Mint argued that India’s Economic Survey “has wide gaps and odd arguments" on climate change. First, the charge that the survey adopts a …

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy
5 months ago

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 23, 2024 17:21 IST - 7 MINS READ State governments and the Centre were caught on the back foot as they scrambled to implement heat action plans this summer as parts of India reeled under heatwaves, which killed 58 people in New Delhi alone. Governments must support research and innovation in heat resilience technologies and strategies, given …

Researchers at IIT-Madras come up with climate model for Indian regions
5 months ago

Researchers at IIT-Madras come up with climate model for Indian regions

The Hindu  

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have suggested the use of a multimodal approach to quantify climate model uncertainty. The approach offers reliable climate change estimates and quantifies uncertainty among models crucial for informed climate planning and management. The REA model is used to address critical challenges in climate modelling in monsoon-prone regions such as India, offering valuable insights …

The shape of a five-year climate agenda for India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The shape of a five-year climate agenda for India

The Hindu  

As the new government settles in, what it does to scale up climate action will affect every Ministry, new and old, and every sector, big and small. Some of its choices would be pivotal to how India structures its economic path in a sustainable way, positions itself as the voice of the Global South at the right tables, and fights …

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said dangers like avalanches, landslides, floods, and storms are going to increase everywhere in the future due to climate change. The Union Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has left no stone unturned and never looked at the budget for the development of the NDRF, training and providing modern resources to the …

Time to climate-proof lives and livelihoods - The Hindu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Time to climate-proof lives and livelihoods - The Hindu

The Hindu  

With his sweat-drenched T-shirt stuck to his body, Anup Majhi, 37, pauses for a moment beneath the AC blowers in the bus parked in Kolkata’s Esplanade area. “They were insistent that I should not go out in this heat.” From March 1 to June 18 this year, 110 people died due to heatstroke in India, according to data from the …

The Supreme Court of India spells the way in Himalaya’s development
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Supreme Court of India spells the way in Himalaya’s development

The Hindu  

It is a well-established fact that the Indian Himalayan Region is both India’s water tower and also the critical provider of invaluable ecosystem goods and services. In view of some of the recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India, we seem to be headed towards a more robust rights-based regime where sustainable development would be a fundamental right. In …

Amid heatwave, 77% Indians want stronger climate action: UNDP-Oxford survey
6 months ago

Amid heatwave, 77% Indians want stronger climate action: UNDP-Oxford survey

Hindustan Times  

In the middle of a record heatwave across the country, the United Nations Development Programme and the University of Oxford released a survey on Thursday, showing that 77 per cent of Indians want stronger climate action. Amidst heatwave, 77% Indians want stronger climate action: UNDP-Oxford survey The survey also reveals that 33 per cent of Indians have recently experienced extreme …

Climate turbulence ahead: Time to fasten our seatbelts
6 months, 1 week ago

Climate turbulence ahead: Time to fasten our seatbelts

Live Mint  

For most well-off urban residents, the effects of climate change have mostly been viewed from afar as a problem confronted by villagers. Among its disturbing findings was that “cities are not cooling down at night at the rate they used to" 20 years ago, and that “all cities have registered significant increase in their built heat island effect," a reference …

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The unprecedented heatwaves that scorched northern and central India in May were made 1.5 degrees …

Equitable Health Solutions Can Help Rural India Combat Climate Change Related Challenges
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Equitable Health Solutions Can Help Rural India Combat Climate Change Related Challenges

News 18  

India is experiencing the aftereffects of climate change in an unprecedented manner. In fact, Food and Agricultural Organisation’s recent report underlines that poor households lose around five per cent of their total income annually due to heat stress compared to better-off households. Similar studies also suggest that along with health threats, extreme weather conditions unleash a multi-pronged impact on the …

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last …

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