🔆 Assessment of Climate Change Over the Indian Region 📝 Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India 📍 Rising Temperatures: ✅ India’s average temperature ↑ by 0.7°C since 1901; projected rise of 4.4°C by century end. 📍 Warming Oceans: ✅ Indian Ocean’s sea surface temperature ↑ by 1°C (1951–2015), exceeding global average. 📍 Shifting Rainfall Patterns: ✅ 6% decline in summer monsoon rainfall (1951–2015), especially in Indo-Gangetic Plains & Western Ghats. 📍 Increased Droughts: ✅ Decrease in monsoon rainfall → more frequent and widespread droughts since 1951. 📍 Rising Sea Levels: ✅ 3.3 mm/year sea level rise in the North Indian Ocean (1993–2017); matches global trend. 📍 Cyclone Activity: ✅ Significant decline in cyclone frequency in North Indian Ocean since mid-20th century. 📍 Warming Himalayas: ✅ 1.3°C rise in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region (1951–2014) with declining snowfall.