India is the most populous country in the world and is among the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, with most emissions stemming from energy production, manufacturing, and agriculture. Yet there has been ...

This article is authored by Agendra Kumar, managing director, Esri India.

India faces escalating climate threats, including intensified heatwaves, rising sea levels, and erratic monsoons, as highlighted by the WMO’s 2024 report. Building a resilient, climate-smart nation ...

India’s climate diplomacy—selectively engaging with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change processes while separately mobilizing finance, technology, and market access for decarbonization without ...

Terrestrial vegetation, particularly forests and savannas, is vital for regulating water and carbon cycles; however, its resilience to climate change remains largely unexplored in India. Our study ...

Bordered by the fragile young Himalayas and a long coastline, India’s vast and varied geography is particularly vulnerable to climate change. More than 80 percent of India’s people live in districts ...

India’s climate policy must demonstrate real achievements vis-à-vis fossil fuels while highlighting modest gains in the realm of green energy. After attending COP30, the United Nations climate summit ...

The country must engage in climate diplomacy while simultaneously making consistent and meaningful efforts at home. It has failed to do so. India’s annual budget for 2025 tried to revive the country’s ...

The U.S. volte-face on climate and energy norms and global leadership has implications not just for the liberal international order but for countries such as India that have, in the past, been ...

India's economic growth trajectory is increasingly being defined by the growing frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters. A Swiss Re Group report, NatCat 2025, estimates that natural ...

India's central bank to mandate climate risk disclosures by fiscal year 2027-28 Banks to conduct stress tests for climate impact on borrowers RBI's move follows India's draft framework for ...