Report · Aug 13, 2025
Climate Change in the Indian Mind, Spring 2025
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Jagadish Thaker, Jennifer Carman, Emily Goddard, Seth Rosenthal, Marija Verner, Mallika Talwar, Emily Richards, Yashwant Deshmukh, Gaura Shukla and Jennifer Marlon
Filed under: Beliefs & Attitudes and Behaviors & Actions
4. Social Engagement with Environmental Issues and Global Warming
4.1 Large majorities of people in India are engaged with environmental issues.
A large majority of people in India (83%) say they follow environmental issues in the news (television, print, radio, online) either “often” (44%) or “occasionally” (39%). By comparison, only 16% say they either “never” (10%) or “rarely” (6%) do so.
A large majority of people in India (81%) also say they discuss environmental issues with their family and friends either often (34%) or occasionally (46%). By comparison, only 19% say they either “never” (12%) or “rarely” (7%) engage in these discussions.
4.2 A majority of people in India say they hear about global warming in the media at least once a month.
A majority of people in India (58%) say they hear about global warming in the media “at least once a month” or more often, including 38% who say they hear about it “at least once a week.” In contrast, 41% say they hear about global warming in the media only “several times a year” or less often, including 14% who say they never hear about global warming in the media.
