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India Climate Vulnerability: 109 Very High-Risk Districts

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told the Lok Sabha on 27 July 2026 that national assessments over ten years have flagged 109 districts as 'very high' climate-risk and 201 as 'highly' vulnerable, with NICRA modelling projecting rainfed rice yields down 47% by 2080. Complete UPSC analysis of NAPCC, NICRA, adaptation finance and the Western Ghats ESA deadlock.