UK BRINGS SENIOR CLIMATE DELEGATION TO RAISINA DIALOGUE, NEW DELHI
A high-level delegation from the UK is in New Delhi this week for the Raisina Dialogue 2020. Claire O’Neill, UK President of the 2020 UN...
Category : Climate Change
Follow Paris climate process: Javadekar (Interview)
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Madrid, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Monday the world should focus on achieving climate targets as...
COP25 climate summit opens in Madrid
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Madrid, Dec 3 (IANS) The UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) opened here in the Spanish capital on Monday, where delegates are discussing measures to implement the...
Climate change reaching ‘point of no return’ : UN chief
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Madrid, Dec 2 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that global warming could reach a “point of no return” and that efforts to curb the...
Modi receives Global Goalkeeper Award, dedicates it to 1.3 bn Indians
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New York, Sep 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred the Global Goalkeeper Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the...
India committed to restore more degraded land : Javadekar
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Greater Noida, Sep 13 India is working to address the issues of climate change, biodiversity and land degradation in synergy, according to Minister for Environment,...
Korea advocates for forests for peace, launches ‘Peace Forest Initiative’
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Nivedita Khandekar New Delhi: At a time when conflicts, climate change and natural disasters are wreaking havoc for the humanity, South Korea is banking on...
India to play constructive, balanced role in UN climate summit : Harsh Vardhan
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Katowice (Poland), Dec 3 (IANS) Indian Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the high level of greenhouse gas emission was a major concern and reaffirmed...
Catastrophic warning: Delhi’s average temperature spikes 1 degree, Kolkata 1.2 degrees
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New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai...
Climate directly linked to culture, says Modi after getting UNEP award
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New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Climate and culture are directly linked as without this calamity cannot be avoided, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after he was...
Indian solar industry can attract $70-80 bn investment: Modi
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New Delhi, Oct 3 India wants to create a robust ecosystem for the manufacture of solar panels in the country to give a filip to...
World urged to step up climate action ahead of 2020
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San Francisco, Sep 15 (IANS) A major global summit ended on Friday in this California city with delegates calling on national governments to join forces to...
Indian cities, states step up climate action plans
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San Francisco, Sep 14 (IANS) At the Global Climate Action Summit, mayors and government functionaries of Indian cities have announced to scale up their actions...
400 investors with $32 trillion in assets step up climate action
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San Francisco, Sep 13 The Investor Agenda launched here on Wednesday will support investors in accelerating and scaling-up the actions that are critical to tackling climate...
EU commits to 9 bn euro climate finance
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Paris, Dec 12 (IANS) The European Union on Tuesday announced 9 billion climate finance contribution — the first major announcement made on the historic Paris Climate...
India will Host World Environment Day Celebration in 2018’: Environment Minister
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New Delhi, Nov 05 Stating that scientific facts clearly indicate that pollution has an impact on human health, well-being and has long-term implications on Sustainable Development...
Ash from Bali volcano not affecting flights
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Jakarta, Dec 3 (IANS) A massive column of smoke and ash emanating from the Mount Agung volcano in Indonesia’s Bali Island for more than a week...
Japan to support South Asia in SDGs, combating terror : Envoy
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New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Stating that the Japan-India relationship is at its best ever in history, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu has said that...
Connectivity, climate change, terrorism to impact businesses : Jaishankar
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Connectivity, climate and terrorism are three key issues that will impact businesses in a changing world, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said...
Fossil fuels pushing earth closer to tipping points, scientists warn
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By Vishal Gulati (18:52) Bonn, Nov 13 (IANS) Global emissions from fossil fuels and industry are pushing the earth closer to a tipping points, scientists have warned....
Bonn climate talks : Finances to prioritise action on water must triple
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Bonn, Nov 10 (IANS) With 40 per cent of the world’s population to face water shortages by 2050, financing for national climate plans with an adaptation...