Why India deserves a ‘Fossil’ on glacier melt12 December 2009Jairam Ramesh, India’s minister for environment and forests, says he doesn’t want to get a ‘Fossil of the Day’ award, but perhaps India should get one for its continued rejection of ...

Hopenhagen - Here comes India, with a target and a plan5 December 2009India's opening gambit for the Copenhagen climate summit is now clear. Renamed 'Hopenhagen' for the duration of the UN climate summit starting next week, the Danish capital will now rec...

Can India win if it loses the climate battle?Malini Mehra and Bittu Sahgal  10 October 2009 In recent months, India has sought to challenge its image overseas, and in growing quarters at home, as recalcitrant and obstructionist on climate change....

Jairam Ramesh – breathing fresh air into climate talks20 Oct 2009 In an interview to Sanctuary Asia Jairam Ramesh, Minister, Environment and Forests lists his priorities as follows:1. significantly improve India’s natural forest cover;2. establish an ...

Jairam finds his voice – India Shifts on Climate18 Sep 2009Last month in this column I asked for the real Jairam Ramesh, to stand up on climate change. Now it seems he has. On September 11th, at a business conference in Delhi, in the presence of the vis...