Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns
The country is not moving away from coal yet, doesn’t want to hand rich nations a win and thinks the JETP terms aren’t good enough
The world’s largest economies agreed to push for a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but made no progress on oil and gas phaseout
If approved by the cabinet, India’s new electricity policy would end the construction of new coal-fired power plants after the planned 28 GW are built
India wants to become a leader in green hydrogen production and to develop huge solar projects in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas
The government ignored warnings that building large hydropower projects in the Himalayas was unsafe. Now Josimath town is falling apart
Nestlé, Coca Cola and Pepsi are among the buyers from Nanglamal Sugar Complex, which smallholders say gives no help with climate resilience
Women and girls in India’s sugar fields are exposed to sexual harassment, backbreaking work and inadequate healthcare
Millions of people migrate each year to work in India’s sugar fields under extreme heat, harsh conditions and debt bondage
In India more intense droughts and floods are destroying sugarcane crops and plunging millions of farmers and their families into debt
The cabinet has cemented a verbal pledge by prime minister Narendra Modi to aim for net zero emissions by 2070 and improve carbon efficiency this decade
While the country suffers from extreme heat, Delhi’s budget for adaptation grants has shrunk and international support is falling short
A short walk in the afternoon is exhausting. Heatwaves will keep getting worse until we stop burning fossil fuels
The government has long used a broad definition of forests which is at odds with UN guidance and overstates India’s climate credentials
Millions of residents in India’s capital are suffering under the winter smog, prompting the country’s highest court to hold government to account
An estimated 13-20 million workers in India depend on coal assets for their livelihoods, raising the need for a transition plan and financial support
Narendra Modi upped India’s climate ambition while calling for more climate finance from developed countries
Prime minister Narendra Modi has big plans for palm oil cultivation. But the experience of farmers in Mizoram does not bode well
Rapid warming of the Arabian Sea is driving more frequent and intense cyclones along India’s west coast, which the region is not prepared for
A lawmaker from India’s ruling party has proposed a bill to “start a discussion” on net zero emissions – while defending coal mining in his district