In emerging economies like India, “growth, energy security and resilience must advance alongside low-carbon pathways, and not be displaced by it,” the survey said. Story continues below this adThrough the annual Economic Survey, India has been pushing an alternative narrative on climate change for the last couple of years. India was the first country to publicly challenge what was then the established and sacrosanct global narrative on climate. This year’s Economic Survey has laid out an extension of the same thought process. Last year, the survey asserted that development was the best insurance against climate change.

Source: Indian Express January 29, 2026 12:16 UTC