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India's climate tech funding reaches $12.8 bn as energy security concerns drive investment surge

India, June 11 -- India's climate tech sector has drawn $12.8 billion across 1,583 firms. Annual funding has jumped from $315 million in 2020 to $2.6 billion in 2025. Energy security, policy support... Read More


Unequal human cost of extreme heat: Experiences of Delhi's outdoor workers

India, June 11 -- Delhi's story of extreme heat is essentially a story about inequality. In May 2026, the city recorded 'heatwave conditions' on the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th and 27th, according to... Read More


Offshore wind capacity to quadruple by 2035, but 25 GW projects remain stuck: GWEC

India, June 11 -- Global offshore wind capacity is set to soar from 92.5 GW in 2025 to 420 GW by 2035. Yet, nearly 25 GW of shovel ready projects remain stalled by grid constraints, auction delays an... Read More


First UN carbon credits under Paris Agreement face scrutiny over Myanmar junta links

India, June 11 -- The first carbon credits issued under the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 mechanism are facing scrutiny over alleged links to institutions controlled by Myanmar's military junta. A re... Read More


Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Global electrification target of 35% by 2035 announced

India, June 10 -- The Presidency of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) on June 9, 2026 announced a new global target to raise the s... Read More


Tower collapses lead to 500 MW renewable loss in Rajasthan, raising energy transition concerns

India, June 10 -- Severe dust storms in Rajasthan collapsed 15-20 transmission towers and disrupted major power lines, causing an estimated 500-600 MW loss in renewable energy generation over several ... Read More


At Bonn Climate Conference 2026, India draws a line on new climate obligations as fossil fuel politics intensify

India, June 10 -- India has told the Bonn SB64 climate talks that no "new issues and obligations beyond agreed mandates" should be added to the UN climate negotiations. The statement comes as civil s... Read More


Kashmir's melting glaciers are feeding lakes that villagers know well - but have not been warned about

India, June 10 -- A University of Kashmir study has identified five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalaya as highly susceptible to glacial lake outburst floods. Gangabal and Nundkol lakes in Ganderba... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 8, 2026)

India, June 10 -- The National Green Tribunal reviewed multiple environmental issues, including arsenic contamination in India's food chain, flood-level demarcation at Chhatri Talav in Maharashtra, an... Read More


Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Geopolitics may overshadow climate priorities in COP31 agenda

India, June 9 -- As negotiators gather at the Bonn Climate Conference (SB64) between June 8 and 18, 2026, to lay the groundwork for COP31, diplomats, climate experts and policymakers in India warn tha... Read More