The commitment by developed countries at the COP29 UN conference to channel $300 billion a year to developing countries by 2035 to ramp up climate action fails to address the enormity of the decarbonisation and adaptation challenge facing developing nations like India, the country’s representative to the conference has warned.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 December 2024
Recent landslides in Kerala that left over 400 people dead, including many tea plantation workers, have prompted calls for stricter enforcement of laws designed to prevent deforestation, quarrying and development that experts say have exacerbated the risk of fatal landslides and flooding.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2024
With India predicted to face longer and more intensive heatwaves driven by climate change, experts say the country must begin planning how to better protect workers from the health impacts of searing heat and humidity.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 June 2024
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 December 2023
India will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2070, pledged prime minister Narendra Modi at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow on 1 November.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 05 November 2021
The world must cooperate to tackle the huge challenges of climate change, terrorism and the pandemic, warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi after India officially assumed the year-long presidency of the influential G20 group of the world’s largest economies.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 December 2022
Power cuts caused by a lack of coal at power stations have reignited concerns that India is not moving fast enough to expand sources of renewable energy and start reducing its contribution to climate change and air pollution.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 June 2022
The recent heatwaves in India have forced people to stop work to avoid the brutal heat, and led to renewed warnings that rising temperatures caused by climate change threaten the health of millions of outdoor workers.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 May 2022
