India Ratifies Paris Climate Accord

On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 147th birth anniversary on Sunday, India ratified the historic Paris Climate Deal or COP21 and handed over the instrument of ratification to the UN.

At 7:30pm (local time) on Sunday, India became the 62nd country to ratify the Agreement that would come into force in November. As India ratified the deal, the emission share of signatories reached 52%. The deal takes effect 30 days after being ratified by 55 states, who together account for at least 55% of global emissions.

India made the move just a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the ratification of the landmark deal would take place on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, considered as the 'Father of Nation' in the South Asian country.

Soon after New Delhi informed the UN Secretariat in New York that it operationalised the agreement, senior...