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audience/readers in the issue. The need to but for zealously guarding their freedom and their CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES IN SOUTH ASIAN NEWSPAPERS sensationalize the news emerged from the need to constitutional rights. Journalists everywhere play remain relevant and crucial in the public domain. a vital role in providing the public with Dr. I. Arul Aram The ethical norms and legal standards make clear knowledge and understanding. They must G.C. Prem Nivas distinction between “in public interest” and therefore remain sensitive to issues such as Abstract:- The UN's Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other leading “interest to the public”. The coverage of 26/11 fairness, accountability and accuracy. Reporters organizations have expressed their concerns over climate change being cause in terms of attacks by the television channels in India came continuously need to ask themselves ethical erratic monsoons, flash floods, crop failure, etc. South Asia comprises the countries of under severe criticism for turning a blind eye to questions throughout different stages of their Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. The the safety of the hostages, the security of the investigations and be ready to justify their South Asian region is more vulnerable to climate change risks as it is too dependent on its rescuers and above all the national interest. While decisions to editors, colleagues, and the public. natural resources and agriculture, besides its dense population and poverty. This study has been carried out by (1) analyzing the newspaper texts of all the South Asian countries news all the other attack points were freed from Usually, the ethical way of accomplishing tasks is portal available online, and (2) interviewing journalists of South Asia through emails. The terrorists by the 28th morning, the Taj Hotel tougher, but all reporters should be willing to authors observe that there needs to be more media focus at the regional levels. Climate change remained under the control of the terrorists. The confront such a challenge if they want to protect will not affect every place on the earth the same way. Thus, specific solution strategies may need television coverage helped the terrorists by the sanctity of their media. to be developed for regional areas. Although climate change effects will be felt at national and showing everything in their live coverage from global levels, there are regional adaptations that need to be considered importantly. For this, The media owe social responsibility. It journalists will have to work hand-in-hand with civil society activists at the grassroots to create the vantage point of the rescuers to the possible has a multifarious role to play. According to the climate awareness at the local level. strategies and measures to be adopted by the Press Council of India chairman Markandey Key Words :- South Asia, climate change, global warming, newspaper coverage, poverty, National Security Guards in the “Operation Katju, “A large section of the population are fossil fuels Black Tornado” without bothering about the ignorant and backward, it is all the more impact it would have on the security concerns and necessary that modern ideas are brought to them arrive at a solution. Apart from getting educated delaying the rescue process. Introduction and their backwardness removed so that they Climate change is a serious through schools and colleges, television is one of Methodology become part of the enlightened India". Only with environmental concern for the entire human the effective mediums that the public rely on for the help of media that a number of issues like The methodology used in the paper is community and it is primarily caused by the getting information. The public tend to discuss terrorism, improving international relations, emission of huge amount of greenhouse gases issues constructed by the media. When the issue philosophical and analytical. Secondary sources eradicating poverty, solving the problem of (GHGs) in the atmosphere. attains the limelight in a public forum it tends to like books, journals and newspaper articles both unemployment, creating awareness among the print and online have been made use of in the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate get high attention among policy makers. people on the issues of concern and others, a The power of visual images has a study. The objective of this paper is to understand solution to all these problems could be found as Change (IPCC) of the United Nations has given gripping effect on the audience, particularly the influence of ethics on Indian news media in media could do wonders.“Free and a responsible much evidence confirming the fact that climate particular through a few instances in the recent press” if this phrase is to be true in sprit and form, change is mainly created by the anthropogenic when pictures of ecological disasters are history. We are aware that the traditional mass media is expected to follow the ethical standards activities and if the rate of GHGs emission is not presented. A smoking stump can symbolize media like the press and television face a huge while reporting and at the same time media also reduced significantly, there will be a damaging destroyed forests; a single protestor can represent challenge when confronted with the possibilities be provided with the requisites for maintaining effect on the global climate. widespread social anxiety; a billowing chimney of the new media. ethical standards.As far as the PCI is concerned it The anthropogenic activity is that how all can stand for unchecked industrial pollution. Conclusion enjoys limited powers and therefore it must at the the countries of the world are adding the GHGs in Likewise, with the help of media, climate change most be given the power to keep the media on toes the atmosphere. 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Presented of islands (Andaman & Nicobar and for learning and understanding things and it has a Aim below is the detailed summary for policy makers Lakshwadeep). great ability to break down complex issues to The aim of the study is to analyze the (IPCC, 2014) which is considered as one of the In the Indian context, most of the studies simple terms that allows people to get the multi- climate change coverage in newspapers of South authoritative sources of scientific literature that concerning the impacts of climate change on faceted sense of the reality and they can help Asia. has alarming figures on the impact of climate coastal zones have been conducted for impacts of people to make informed choices. Local people Objectives of study change. Climate-related extremes – heat stress, sea level rise. 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