New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India has adopted a development-centred, whole-of-economy climate strategy that integrates adaptation, mitigation and behavioural change within its broader growth framework, the Economic Survey 2025-26 said on Thursday, noting that development itself is a form of climate adaptation for vulnerable economies.

The Survey, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, said the global climate agenda has reached an inflection point, marked by widening gaps between ambition and implementation amid capacity constraints and complex trade-offs.

Adaptation Central to India's Climate Approach

Positioning adaptation at the core of its climate strategy, the Survey warned that introducing complex systems too rapid...