Planet on Fire: Inside India’s Climate Emergency and the Justice Crisis
A man covers his face with a cloth to shelter from the heat as he walks past a wall mural along a street on a hot summer day in Varanasi on June 9, 2025.
| Photo Credit: NIHARIKA KULKARNI/AFP
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With extreme heatwaves, unpredictable bursts of rain and heavy flooding, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible across India.
This Frontline package looks closely at how climate change is affecting everyday life in the country. It analyses the strain of extreme heat on cities like Delhi, the environmental cost of growing tourism in the Himalayas, the challenges of rural air pollution, and the gap between climate promises and lived reality.
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Read on to explore where the country stands today, and what steps could define its climate future.
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A man covers his face with a cloth to shelter from the heat as he walks past a wall mural along a street on a hot summer day in Varanasi on June 9, 2025.
| Photo Credit: NIHARIKA KULKARNI/AFP
With extreme heatwaves, unpredictable bursts of rain and heavy flooding, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible across India.
This Frontline package looks closely at how climate change is affecting everyday life in the country. It analyses the strain of extreme heat on cities like Delhi, the environmental cost of growing tourism in the Himalayas, the challenges of rural air pollution, and the gap between climate promises and lived reality.
Read on to explore where the country stands today, and what steps could define its climate future.
