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India announces a unified climate finance mechanism to implement its climate action strategy

Manish Chandra Mishra 25 Nov 2025

India falls in climate performance rankings

Manish Chandra Mishra 20 Nov 2025
A farmer operates a tractor in a wheat field in Punjab. Farmers at work in Maharashtra. The Global Methane Status Report 2025 found that agriculture accounts for 42% of global anthropogenic methane emissions, and that India is yet to plan sufficient action steps to reduce emissions in this category. Image by CIAT via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Status report shows methane emissions rising despite policy progress

Manish Chandra Mishra 20 Nov 2025
Opening of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in the Brazilian Amazon. (Photo: © UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth)

As global emissions start to drop, UN warns acceleration on climate action needed

Manish Chandra Mishra 14 Nov 2025
Industries near Mumbai. Representative image by Sumaira Abdulali via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India tops global rise in emissions, finds UNEP

Manish Chandra Mishra 11 Nov 2025
An Indigenous man takes part in a demonstration for the conservation of the Amazon rainforest at COP30 on November 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Amazon calls the world to account at 30th UN climate summit in Belém

Soumya Sarkar 10 Nov 2025

COP30 will start the phase of implementation, says Brazil’s ambassador to India [Interview]

Kundan Pandey 10 Nov 2025

When reel and real stories create impact

Sejal Mehta, Aditi Tandon 7 Nov 2025
A betel shop continues to operate, while the shop next door has shut, due to dwindling business following the shutting down of a thermal power plant in Talcher, Odisha. Image by Roli Srivastava.

The invisible fallout of thermal power plant closures on local economies

Roli Srivastava 31 Oct 2025
A dried out agricultural field in Keelasiruputhu near Ramanathapuram, impacted by oil exploration in the region. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Hydrocarbon exploration sparks protest over livelihood and environmental concerns

K.A. Shaji 24 Oct 2025

The Green Credits Programme needs to move beyond its tree-centric approach [Commentary]

Gautam Aredath 23 Oct 2025

Plugging AC leaks is the next step to improving energy and emission efficiency, says report

Simrin Sirur 30 Sep 2025
Workers install metal mesh sheets on the banks of Bellundur Lake to prevent industrial pollution from spilling on to the road in Bangalore. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

External auditors to ‘supplement’ monitoring efforts of pollution authorities

Simrin Sirur 17 Sep 2025
Workers install solar panels in Gujarat. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

The price of going green is higher for the Global South

Kundan Pandey 14 Aug 2025
A power plant in Kolkata. Representative image by Smeet Chowdhury via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Sulphur dioxide emission norms relaxed for thermal power plants

Simrin Sirur 15 Jul 2025
A welder at work in a steel manufacturing unit. Representative image by Jay Hariani via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Nine projects in India produced ‘problematic’ carbon credits in 2024, says report

Simrin Sirur 2 Jul 2025
Flood-affected areas in Amreli, Gujarat in June 2015. Image by Indian Air Force, licensed under Government Open Data License – India (GODL).

Data deserts and drowning cities [Commentary]

Soumya Bhowmick 25 Jun 2025
Solar panels in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Image by Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pollution Control Board releases draft guidelines for handling solar panel waste

Kundan Pandey 13 Jun 2025
Electricity being generated at Jhajjar power station in Haryana. The power sector is India's biggest emitter, being responsible for 39.2% of carbon emissions. Image by Vikramdeep Sidhu via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

India drafts emissions targets for industry

Simrin Sirur 2 May 2025
amreli flood 2015 climate

[Commentary] Climate lessons from the societies past

C.P. Rajendran 11 Feb 2025