Indian Express: India's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 was 2.13 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, rising 40 per cent from its 2000 levels, the latest official data shows. India reported this figure on Friday to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of its first Biennial Update Report (BUR) which every country has to file.
The energy sector that includes electricity production, fuel combustion in industries, and transport continues to be the biggest contributor to Indias emissions,...