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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Topic: COP26

Even if all 2030 climate targets are met, the planet will heat by 2.7℃ this century. That’s not OK

Time is fast running out to avert more dangerous climate changes, and the world cannot afford a missed opportunity at COP26

India should commit to emission cuts at COP26, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia in new paper

Montek Singh Ahluwalia says India doesn’t need to reach net zero by 2050, but it ‘cannot keep emitting without a reduction'.

Like pandemic, climate fight will test govts’ ability to adapt. We must not fail this time

What matters today, as leaders and officials from nearly 200 nations prepare to meet for COP26, is what the past two years have taught us about managing a disaster foretold.

Why India must change rules after COP26, let rich nations pay it to hit climate change targets

India is not committing to net zero emissions at COP26, but one day it will need to. This is the time to initiate legal and regulatory changes and allow finance to flow in.

What is COP26, why it is important & India’s role at the climate change conference

COP26 will be held in Glasgow from 31 October-12 November. ThePrint explains its importance, India’s stake in climate change, and upcoming negotiations.

Modi to discuss economic & health recovery from Covid, climate change at G20, COP-26

In his departure statement, Modi said he will visit Rome and the Vatican City between 29 and 31 October, following which he will be in Glasgow, UK on 1 and 2 November.

COP26 opportunity to move from words to actions, can’t rely on govt action alone, experts say

US Consulate in Mumbai, think-tank Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and CII discuss how climate action requires the 'speed and scale' of private industries too.

2020 deadline missed, developed countries now hope to deliver $100 bn climate finance by 2023

‘Climate Delivery Plan’ released ahead of UN climate change conference (COP26) outlines agenda & timetable for developed countries to deliver monetary help to low-income nations.

How COP26 can make up for the failure of 25 previous conferences to tackle climate change

Besides addressing challenges like gender equality & effective global accords, the countries must resolve the centuries-old disputes between colonial nations & their former empires.

India to seek compensation for climate damages caused by rich, developed countries at COP26

The Indian delegation also plans to bring up the point of fairness and climate finance during the 6th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November.

On Camera

Climate finance gap is widening. Rich nations still see it as charity 

Developed countries should take responsibility for their climate emissions. Instead, the instinct has been familiar: Protect your own first. This is now shaping the climate finance debate.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.