Sri Lanka Disaster has intensified into one of the country’s worst natural calamities in recent years as Cyclone Ditwah unleashed days of relentless rain, flooding and landslides, killing 123 people with 130 still missing, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Entire districts remain inundated, communication lines have collapsed, and major transport routes lie destroyed…
India’s Climate-Energy Paradox: As India enters COP31 in 2026, it carries a paradox at the heart of its climate and energy narrative. While the country has successfully expanded its non-fossil fuel power capacity to over 50 percent—the highest for any major developing economy—overall greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. This challenge reflects India’s dual imperative…
India Climate Action 2026 highlights a breakthrough moment as the country targets one of its biggest sources of methane emissions—rice paddies. In 2026, India’s agricultural reforms focused on adopting low-cost, climate-smart techniques that cut methane from flooded fields, which form a major share of national greenhouse gases. Policymakers prioritized sustainable, scalable practices that also boost…
India’s Climate Turning Point: In 2026, India emerged as a global leader not just in reducing emissions but also in adopting comprehensive climate adaptation strategies to combat intensified heatwaves, devastating floods, and rising food prices. This paradigm shift reflects a recognition that mitigation alone cannot shield vulnerable communities and sectors from climate impacts. Instead, India…
Values and climate action: For years, climate negotiations were dominated by numbers: tonnes of CO₂, degrees of warming, billions of dollars in finance. Increasingly, another language is entering the room—the language of values, ethics and spirituality. From the UN Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth initiative to Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ and interfaith declarations at climate…
India Climate-Tech Race is becoming increasingly important as the idea of planetary health—“the health of human civilization and the natural systems it depends on”—moves from academic circles into boardrooms, ministries, and startup pitch decks. A new report, summarised by platforms like Net Zero Compare and Mongabay, identifies ten emerging technologies that could help maintain safe…
Climate Performance Index India is at the center of global discussions as the country is being praised and questioned at the same time on climate. In mid-2025, the government announced that India had achieved 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources—five years ahead of its 2030 Paris target, a milestone widely cited…
Climate Change 2025: Climate change has become the defining issue of our time. What was once predicted to happen “in the future” is now unfolding rapidly around us. The year 2025 stands at a crucial crossroads — with extreme weather worsening, global inequality widening, and the world’s ecosystems under severe pressure. The COP30 Summit in…
Vehicle Restrictions Round-Up: NCR authorities must “impose strict restrictions on plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel LMVs (four-wheelers)” in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida). Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) may ply PwD-adapted BS-III/IV LMVs for personal use. Why now: Delhi’s AQI slipped into ‘Severe’ (401–450), triggering Stage-III actions across the NCR….
Schools Go Hybrid in Noida & Ghaziabad: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR, citing a spike in pollution to the ‘Severe’ bracket. The official order—published by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on November 11, 2025—mandates hybrid classes (online + offline) for students…