Extreme weather is stress-testing India’s billion-dollar infrastructure driveEarly monsoons in India caused damage to newly built infra. Mumbai's metro line faced flooding, disrupting services. A highway section in K...
06 Jun, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
India sixth-most severely-affected country by extreme weather from 1993 to 2022: ReportIndia has been ranked the sixth-most severely affected country by extreme weather events over the past three decades, suffering 80,000 fata...
12 Feb, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: ReportIndia has secured the 10th position in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025, despite slipping two places from the previous year...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
India among top 5 countries in climate change performanceIndia jumped two spots, and is now ranked 8th as per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023), it stated. The latest report of CCP...
23 Nov, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
India ranks high in climate protection, bags 8th position in Climate Change Performance IndexThe jump can be attributed to India's low emissions and the increasing use of renewable energy. The report was published by three environme...
15 Nov, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
G7 vows to end fossil-fuel financing abroad by end 2022: Statement"We commit to end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy sector by the end of 2022," G7 energy and cli...
27 May, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy suppliesEnergy, climate and environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries want to reaffirm a commitment to cap global warming at 1.5...
26 May, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
India retains top 10 slot in climate performance index; no country cracks top 3Denmark placed 4th and is the highest ranked country in CCPI 2022. However, it does not perform well enough to achieve an overall very high...
10 Nov, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
480,000 killed by extreme weather this century: AnalysisAt the start of the Climate Adaptation Summit, held virtually this year due to the pandemic, the think tank Germanwatch calculated that the...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
India among top 10 countries with higher climate performance: ReportThe current levels of per capita emissions and energy use in India, ranked 9th in the "high category", are still comparatively low and, alo...
10 Dec, 2019, 02.41 PM IST
India ranks 5th in Global Climate Risk IndexIndia is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change, according to a report released by Environment think tank, Germanwatch. In the...
04 Dec, 2019, 08.36 PM IST
In 2017, India second worst in extreme weather deathsThe analysis shows that India had reported loss of over 73,000 human lives in past 20 years (1998-2017) due to extreme weather events.
05 Dec, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Germanwatch climate report on India not all encompassing: GovernmentThe 'Global Climate Risk Index-2018' by Germanwatch ranked India as the sixth most affected country in the world in the year 2016 facing ex...
06 Feb, 2018, 07.46 PM IST
India sixth most vulnerable country facing extreme weather events: Report10 Nov, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
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Chennai floods echo at Paris climate meet“Climate change may not be directly responsible for flooding in Chennai but it has definitely contributed to it.”
05 Dec, 2015, 07.04 AM IST
India named among moderate-performers on climate changeIndia was ranked 31 in terms of its performance in tackling climate change among the world's top 58 emitters of greenhouse gases.
09 Dec, 2014, 09.39 PM IST