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
5. Top News Sources
5.1 People in India say they rely on friends and family members and TV news channels most often to follow the news.
Most people in India say they use various sources to follow the news. About seven in ten say they use friends and family members (73%) and TV news channels (69%) either “often” or “sometimes.” Additionally, most Indians say they use instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp (58%), internet searches such as Google (57%), social media such as Facebook (55%), and newspapers (50%). Relatively few Indians say they use radio (20%) to follow the news.
