India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his country wants to become climate neutral by 2070. That's 10 years later than China and 20 years later than most major economies that committed before.   The date may not be what the world was hoping for, but it's a step(s) forward, as it's India's first time to speak out effectively. Countries like the US, Japan, South Korea, the UK and the European Union aim for climate neutrality by 2050. But India has consistently pointed out that its historical emissions are much smaller than most Western industrial countries. Last week it had refused to put a date on climate neutrality, so it is a step forward in that area. In the meantime, India also wants to further focus on new technologies for green energy. Modi announced that by 2030 his c...

Several Indian regions relaxed various corona measures on Monday as the number of infections fell to the lowest level in more than two months. In the capital, New Delhi, all shops and shopping centres are allowed to open again.   The cafes, gyms, cinemas and parks in New Delhi will remain closed. Furthermore, the state of Tamil Nadu, for example, allows more people to be in the workplace and liquor stores can open their doors again. If the number of infections rises again, India wants to reintroduce the restrictions. The second wave of infection in India started in April and peaked in early May, with more than 400,000 confirmed cases per day. Authorities reported just over 70,000 new cases on Monday, the lowest number since March 31. The pressure to relax is great as many millions ...

India has again registered a record number of corona infections in one day. On Friday, it reported a further 414,188 new cases in the last 24 hours.   India has already registered a total of about 21.49 million corona infections. The number of corona deaths increased by another 3,915 in the last 24 hours.   In the country with approximately 1.37 billion inhabitants, a total of at least 234,083 deaths were caused by Covid-19. Experts believe the true death toll is much higher.

The number of coronavirus infections in India exceeded 9 million on Friday.   In the second most affected country in the world, more than 132,000 deaths from the disease have now also been recorded, according to the latest official figures. India saw a drop in the daily number of new cases over the past month, but it still records an average of around 45,000 new infections every day. The capital city of New Delhi, faced with the double scourge of environmental pollution and the coronavirus, saw infection rates rise to over half a million with record growth in daily cases. On Thursday, the mega-city administration quadrupled fines for not wearing a face mask in an attempt to get a grip on the epidemic. One of the largest cemeteries in Delhi is quickly filling up, and gravedigger ...

India passed the grim milestone of 8 million corona infections on Thursday. The second hardest-hit country in the world is gearing up for a second wave.   According to the latest figures from the Indian government, a total of 8,040,203 corona infections have been identified. In the country of about 1.3 billion inhabitants, 120,527 have been proven to have died from Covid-19. The Indian death rate is in stark contrast to the most affected country in the world, the United States. According to the figures from Johns Hopkins University, 8,856,413 infections have been diagnosed there, but no fewer than 230,000 people died. Although mortality in India appears to be relatively limited and the number of new infections has been declining in recent days, authorities are bracing for a second...

In the Indian capital New Delhi, 46 people were killed during the most violent protests in decades. Indian authorities confirmed this morning.   The situation in the country remains tense since the protests against a new citizenship law started. This already degenerated into fierce street fights and vandalism at schools, shops and mosques. The cause of the violence is the opposition of Muslims to the so-called "Hindu First" citizenship law of Indian nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to critics, citizenship law discriminates against Muslims who have been made scapegoats by Modi for years. Muslims are the most significant religious minority in India and make up around 14 percent of the Indian population. The Hindus account for around 80 percent. The Muslims in the...