Addressing climate change is central to securing India’s water future. Efforts to enhance climate resilience, such as promoting drought-resistant crops, improving irrigation efficiency, restoring ecosystems, and strengthening early warning systems are already underway.India’s water resources are intrinsically linked to its climate system, with rainfall patterns, glacier dynamics, and seasonal variability playing a defining role in...
India’s energy strategy prioritizes an equitable, development-oriented transition rather than a rapid fossil-fuel phase-out.India’s energy strategy prioritizes an equitable, development-oriented transition rather than a rapid fossil-fuel phase-out. The government maintains fossil fuels (primarily coal) as essential for energy security, industrial growth, and reliable baseload power while aggressively expanding renewables. This approach aligns with India’s Updated...
AI’s positive impacts on emissions tracking, climate resilience, and adaptation far outweigh energy costs when paired with renewables. India is rapidly advancing in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), positioning itself as a global leader through initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission (approved in 2024) and the India-AI Impact Summit in February 2026. The country is...
India’s total GHG emissions are projected to rise modestly by 1-1.5% in 2026, reaching approximately 3.25-3.27 billion tonnes CO₂e from 2025 levels, driven by continued economic growth but moderated by aggressive renewable energy expansion and efficiency gains. Total Emissions Projection India’s fossil fuel CO₂ emissions grew by just 1.4% in 2025 to 3.22 billion tonnes,...
INDIA Economic policies push India’s emissions higher by fuelling energy-intensive growth and constraining the pace and depth of mitigation through high GDP targets. India’s pursuit of rapid economic development, driven by a young population and ambitious growth targets, inherently clashes with the imperatives of climate mitigation, which demand substantial upfront investments and structural shifts away...
Driven by climate change, SLR has accelerated along Indian shores, threatening to inundate urban centers, erode livelihoods, and strain economies.As India’s coastal megacities pulse with life and ambition, an invisible force is reshaping their foundations: sea level rise (SLR). From the bustling streets of Mumbai to the historic ghats of Kolkata, the encroaching ocean threatens...
Rural low-income communities, including smallholder farmers and daily wage laborers.As of 2024, approximately 63.13% of India’s population resides in rural areas, according to World Bank data compiled from government sources. This accounts for nearly 900 million people living in dispersed villages and small towns across India. Nearly 47% of the population depends on agriculture for...
While the government has launched significant renewable energy programs and made global commitments, the persistent dominance of coal, uneven media coverage, and limited public literacy limit transformative change. India, as the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, faces a complex interplay of political, technical, media, and public forces shaping its climate policies. This article explores...
India is planning a more than ten-fold increase from current levels and is setting the stage for a transformative scale-up of nuclear infrastructure.Nuclear energy in India, while a modest contributor to the overall power mix, stands at a pivotal juncture in its development trajectory. As of early 2025, the country operates 25 nuclear reactors across...
The Indian public is deeply concerned about the climate crisis—but this concern needs to be translated into policy support and behavioural change. For that, high-quality, inclusive, and frequent polling is indispensable. As the world grapples with intensifying climate extremes, India, home to over 1.4 billion people, is emerging as a pivotal player in global climate...
