India
US rolls out air pollution monitors to embassies worldwide
NEWS: Building on success in Beijing, the State Department hopes to mobilise action in India, Vietnam and Mongolia
Sundarbans islanders face stark choice as sea levels rise
NEWS: Millions in delta region of India and Bangladesh must change their livelihoods or migrate as they lose land to erosion
Yes Bank issues India’s first green bond
NEWS: India’s fourth biggest private bank is aiming to raise up to US$250 million for renewable energy projects
India’s solar targets ‘ambitious but achievable’ – UN climate envoy
NEWS: Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor, hails opportunities created by falling cost of solar in India
Axe cheap petrol to cut emissions, emerging economies told
NEWS: Reforms to fossil fuel subsidies in countries like Egypt, India and Indonesia could contribute to a global climate deal, says IISD
India resists international scrutiny as it shapes climate plan
NEWS: India is already moving on clean energy, says minister, but does not want outsiders reviewing its climate plans
China and India adopt UK tool to map green futures
NEWS: UK-led modelling tools are helping governments around the world develop contributions to a global climate deal
US-India deal boosts nuclear and solar but is quiet on coal
ANALYSIS: US president Barack Obama’s visit to India yielded some technical progress on clean energy, but little on climate change
Obama and Modi promise to back strong UN climate pact
NEWS: Leaders present cooperation package covering clean energy, nuclear, air pollution and Paris climate summit
Modi to seek US backing for India clean energy development
ANALYSIS: Carbon cuts unlikely to be on agenda at key US-India meeting, but discussions will focus on access to green energy technologies
India’s Modi calls for “paradigm shift” on climate
NEWS: Prime minister seeks solar solidarity ahead of US president Barack Obama’s visit
Plastic roads help solve Bangalore rubbish crisis
NEWS: While the authorities dump or burn rubbish, two businnesses in India’s Silicon Valley are using waste plastic to build roads
Obama visit to India unlikely to deliver US-China climate pact repeat
NEWS: Washington and Delhi likely to agree pact on renewables and HFCs, but little chance of any major climate deal say insiders
Scientists to help Ganges rice farmers handle climate threat
NEWS: An international team of researchers will boost food security for 300 million people in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Greenpeace slams Indian government after activist blocked at airport
NEWS: Campaigner Priya Pillai was due to brief London MPs on proposed coal mine in Mahan forest
Climate sceptics gain platform at Indian Science Congress
NEWS: Academics questioned the human influence on climate at India’s leading science conference this week
Connie Hedegaard: India should ‘reconsider’ climate strategy
NEWS: Outgoing EU climate chief hopes China-US carbon cutting pact will encourage other major economies to follow
Crowdfunded “ice stupas” help Ladakh adapt to climate change
NEWS: An engineer has raised US$125,000 through Indiegogo for a novel way to solve water shortages in a remote mountain region of India
Cheap coal poses climate and health dilemma for India
NEWS: Experts warn coal use is growing unsustainably, in the absence of effective regulation or support for low carbon development
Pressure rising on Delhi to target ambitious carbon cuts
NEWS: India unlikely to set peaking year at Lima climate talks, says minister, but could offer goal early in 2015