India
India won’t peak emissions in climate pledge – govt
NEWS: Country won’t buckle to pressure to state when CO2 emissions will fall, environment minister Javadekar says
Pakistan and India ‘unprepared’ for heatwaves
COMMENT: There are clear links between government communication and fewer deaths from heat stroke. Ministers must do better.
India, China, Brazil & South Africa issue UN climate deal checklist
NEWS: Influential bloc of emerging economies sets out priorities for Paris pact with finance and differentiation topping agenda
Indian heatwave deaths blamed on global warming
NEWS: Fierce temperatures in India doubled the heat-related deaths normally recorded in May − and the government insists natural causes are not to blame
Indian Railways joins national carbon cutting programme
COMMENT: World’s largest rail network consumes more electricity than Sri Lanka, but is taking new steps to cut power use
China, India reject calls for tougher climate goal at UN talks
NEWS: Development needs cited by emerging superpowers as science and geopolitics clash at Bonn negotiations
India PM Modi endorses controversial Sundarbans coal plant
NEWS: Green campaigners are turning to banks in bid to block polluting project as Bangladesh and India give green light
India heat wave kills 1,500 in taste of climate change impacts
NEWS: Extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming more common with human caused global warming, scientists warn
India: No place for dissent in world’s biggest democracy
ANALYSIS: Is Greenpeace crackdown a plan of Modi government to stifle alternative voices under the cover of national interest?
India, China urge rich nations to cut carbon deeper
NEWS: Developed countries must lead emissions curbs and make good on finance pledge say major emitters key to climate pact
India’s green record shames the West, says Modi economic chief
NEWS: Arvind Subramanian says Delhi’s record on climate change is far more impressive than developed countries give it credit for
Modi: India can offer “natural leadership” on climate change
NEWS: PM offers grand vision of green India but no clues on country’s possible contribution to global climate pact
Carmichael coal mega-mine ‘unviable’ after Adani restructure
NEWS: Indian conglomerate rejects IEEFA claim it will struggle to attract finance for Australian coal mine, railway and port infrastructure
Three steps to build a greener and climate resilient India
COMMENT: India’s cities are famed for their pollution, but it doesn’t have to be this way with clever planning
BRICs group to expand environmental cooperation
NEWS: Leading emerging economies say they want to deepen ties on renewable energy and explore ways to finance green growth
India considers twin-track climate plans towards UN deal
ANALYSIS: Insiders hint radical carbon cuts unlikely, with Delhi depending on global support to clean energy supply
India hostility to HFC phase-out thaws, submits plans to UN
NEWS: Analysts hail historic shift in tone as Modi government accepts need to radically cut use of “super greenhouse gases”
France to invest two billion euros of climate-linked finance in India
NEWS: Leaders make joint pledge to ensure Paris climate summit later this year is a success, as countries deepen clean energy ties
Narendra Modi: Yoga can help the fight against climate change
NEWS: Prime minister says country is committed to climate challenge but will not be pressed on carbon cuts
Modi promises to compensate Indian farmers hit by extreme weather
NEWS: Prime minister announces new package to protect rural communities, as March rains ruin crops in northern states