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According to CNBC India has just saved the world, by forcing everyone to accept the deletion of the centrepiece of COP26, replacing the "Phase Out" of coal with the much weaker phrase "Phase Down".

Indian foreign secretary says price and popularity of renewables behind Modi’s 2070 net zero target

At the start of February, Greta Thunberg accidentally shared a private climate activist toolkit. The leaked document provoked fury in India, authorities accused Greta of plotting to destabilise the Government. Now India has...

Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population

Big news from India: the country aims to abolish single-use plastic in about four years. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced the goal on World Environment Day, and The Guardian said it's the most ambitious commitment out...

Millions of homes in India lack electricity. Prime minister Narendra Modi hopes to change that with his Power For All By 2019 plan. Under the scheme, around 40 million households could obtain electricity connections - with...

Glut in Indian coal market, plans to phase out imports and lower than forecast energy demands cast doubt on future for exports from proposed Adani mine

This week, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Barack Obama to discuss ways for India to scale up its use of renewable energy. The White House released a statement about "the deepening strategic relationship"...

From deadly protests to billion dollar insurance schemes, we look at the impact of extreme weather and what the world’s fastest growing major economy is doing about it

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi holds a news conference alongside French president François Hollande on Monday to launch a global initiative for the promotion of solar power...

Narendra Modi announces a new alliance of nations and industry on large-scale expansion of solar energy use in the tropics and beyond

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the country will leap forward with an impressive sustainability plan. The country is expected to increase its solar energy five fold over the course of the next seven...

The first day of talks between President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seen the two leaders agree to some renewable energy policies in the developing nation, which is the third-largest emitter...

Decision set to lead to contracts worth billions of dollars but hopes for a US-China-style air pollution deal are dashedUS industrial interests took centre-stage at the start of Barack Obama’s visit to India as he and the...

Australian and Indian ‘can-do PMs’ talk up free trade agreement in late 2015 and announce framework for security cooperation