India launches ‘Climate Equity Monitor’ on first day of COP26
New Delhi/Glasgow (UK), Nov 01 (IANS) On the first day of the climate change conference, COP26, India launched an online dashboard – the ‘Climate Equity Monitor’...
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Jaishankar, Blinken meet in Rome, discuss ‘Global Strategic Partnership’
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Rome to discuss broadening strategic cooperation...
Post-WHO approval of Covaxin, India can supply 5bn dosages to world: Modi
New Delhi/Rome, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that once the World Health Organization (WHO) approves Covaxin, India’s indigenous vaccine against Covid-19, New Delhi...
India, Italy join hands on strategic partnership in Energy Transition
New Delhi/Rome, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on Saturday expressed their resolve to strengthen cooperation in the strategic...
‘COP26 should be for delivery of concrete actions on finance, technology transfer’
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Days ahead of the COP26, India has yet again reiterated that efforts to avoid emissions during development process are tied to...
Over 100 nations adopt Kunming Declaration to boost biodiversity
Kunming (China), Oct 13 (IANS) The High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) closed on Wednesday with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration in this...
World leaders pledge $5 billion to protect nature
New York, Sep 23 Heads of state, philanthropic leaders and indigenous representatives have come together to announce unprecedented commitments to protect and restore nature, at the...
Nations set to increase clean energy access at UN summit
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Significant new commitments for financing clean energy, increasing renewables and improving access to electricity are expected to be announced on Friday...
COP26 should focus on climate finance in scope, scale and speed and transfer of green technologies at low cost says India at UN
Representing India virtually at the UN Secretary General’s meeting with select leaders on Climate Change on 20th September,2021 convened by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary...
Academics from 81 nations call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Over 2,000 academics across disciplines and from 81 countries have delivered a letter demanding a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to manage...
India, US launch ‘Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue’
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India and the United States on Monday launched the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue (CAFMD) with Union Environment Minister Bhupender...
India, US set to launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India and the US would launch the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue (CAFMD) on Monday as US Special Presidential Envoy...
John Kerry to visit India to launch climate change funding initiative
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry is slated to visit India next week to launch an initiative...
India, Denmark discuss cooperation against climate change
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian Environment Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday met Danish Climate Energy and Utilities Minister Dan Jorgensen...
Nations funneled 21% more aid to fossil fuel than clean air projects
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Development funding for projects tackling air pollution accounts for less than one per cent of total aid spending worldwide, despite a...
Over 200 health journals call for emergency action on climate change
London, Sep 6 (IANS) More than 200 health journals across the world have, for the first time, come together to simultaneously publish an editorial calling on...
Denmark India to work in health sector, FM Jaishankar meets Danish FM Jeppe Kofod
Copenhegan, Sep 05 Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar was received by Her Majesty, Queen Margrethe II in Copenhagen today, this is the first visit of...
Saudi Arabia to host Mideast green initiative summit
Riyadh, Sep 3 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) Forum and Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit in October. The two...
Ocean Dialogues 2021 to focus on climate, food, nature
Geneva, May 18 (IANS) A resilient and abundant ocean is essential to tackle climate change and key to providing sustainable food and jobs that could boost...
India, UK agree roadmap to combat climate change
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India and the UK on Tuesday agreed on urgent action to tackle climate change through new, shared commitments during leader-level call....