India has been feeling the heat as pressure to follow suit with a U.S.-China climate deal to cap China's greenhouse gas emissions increases as 195 countries gather in Lima, Peru for the United Nations climate conference.

Under its current policies, India's carbon emission is forecasted to rise 34 percent by 2020 and double by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. Climate analysts say a pledge to rein emissions from the world's third largest polluter - after the U.S. and China - could push other nations to join the fight against climate change.

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Global climate talks have been conflict-ridden and remained divisive for more than two decades particularly between the developed countries such as the U.S. and the European Union and the developing ones like China and India.

However, in light of China's vow last month to join the U.S. in reducing its carbon emissions, there is renewed hope that the stalemate could be broken and move talks forward, the New York Times relayed.

India, a longtime ally of China on climate talks, has recently been active in addressing its carbon emissions.

While there is no expectation on India to make the same commitments as China, Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington said that advocates want a "fairly ambitious effort" on New Delhi's part.

"They will be expected to say something about where they stand in their preparations," Meyer said.

Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the country's grave pollution problem and announced plans to make air quality data more accessible to the public.

India also expects to announce the adoption of a new standard on power plant emissions at the UN conference in Lima. The new model, which could limit emissions by up to 50 percent, will be comparable to acceptable particulate matter emissions based on European standards, a senior official cited by the Hindustan Times said.

Additionally, the administration of India also plans to implement standards for nitrogen dioxide and mercury emissions, a first for the country.

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