Despite improvements in early warning systems and disaster response infrastructure, India and other countries in South Asia are still grossly unprepared to protect climate migrants.

Temperature impacts on worker productivity may be more pronounced and widespread in sectors such as agriculture because exposure may be higher and adaptation possibilities more limited.

An agreement to protect the ozone layer is being seen as a major new development.

India’s energy sector seems to have veered decisively towards solar and wind power as tariffs tumble and investment pour in, but experts fear that overly optimistic developers could be punching above their weight.

The new Indian law requires the five Indian firms that produce HCFC-22 to capture and burn HFC-23 and eliminate its release into the atmosphere.

India’s rush to add solar power is being aided largely by a manufacturing overcapacity in China, driving down costs of photovoltaic cells and other equipment.

The National Green Tribunal has asked for an accounting of the amount of waste-water released into the Kolkata wetlands, raising a glimmer of hope for the unique ecosystem struggling for survival in the backyard of India’s eastern metropolis.

Indian cities dominate the list of the world’s most polluted, new data from the WHO reveals, with cities in Pakistan and Bangladesh catching up fast.