Recent developments in Indian cities have highlighted the reality of India’s climate problems to the Indian people. We experienced El Nino last year which reduced our crop output which had the consequence of rising inflation in the country. We experienced massive levels of pollution in Delhi and Mumbai. Now, the city of Bengaluru where I live is experiencing bouts of heatwaves and water shortage.

According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, India is the 7th most affected nation due to climate change. Monetarily, India loses $87 billion annually due to climate induced extreme weather events.

India has taken note of these consequences and is working hard towards implementing the national plan on climate change. But the plan suffers from some acute problems.