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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Topic: Paris Climate Agreement

82% Indians ‘alarmed’ or ‘concerned’ about global warming, says Yale-CVoter survey

Report by Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and CVoter International, released Thursday, based on telephone survey of 4,619 Indians from October 2021 to January 2022.

Global met. body almost certain that one year between 2022 & 2026 will be hottest on record

According to latest projections by the World Meteorological Organization, global temperatures could cross mark of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a brief period in next five years.

UN climate report shows our window to save earth closing fast. Every tiny effort counts

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

On day one as US president, Biden moves to rejoin Paris accord, halts Arctic oil leasing

In an executive order Wednesday, US President Biden directed agencies to review and address Trump-era policies that were 'harmful to public health, damaging to the environment'.

Half of world’s electricity will come from the sun and the wind by 2050: Bloomberg research

Coal will be the biggest loser in the power sector, with its share of global generation plunging from 37% today to 12% in 2050.

Uttarakhand could see catastrophic floods if global warming targets are not met

Over 5,000 people died when an unprecedented spell of rain over four days flooded Uttarakhand during peak tourist season in 2013.

Green movement set for clash with populists over pollution cuts

There is a growing backlash emerging worldwide against deeper cuts in fossil fuel emissions.

Carbon Capture might help reverse the effects of global warming, but it isn’t enough

Even if the world manages to keep global warming at 2 degrees Celsius — the goal of the Paris climate agreement — consequences will be severe.

Only public pressure will make governments act on pollution, says UNDP chief

Achim Steiner says several countries have been able to stymie air pollution, and suggests that India should go for the source of the problem, not the tail-end.

On Camera

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA

Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.