India to work with Switzerland against black money : PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and Switzerland on Thursday discussed issues relating to transparency in financial transactions and agreed on early operationalisation of the automatic...
Category : Climate Change
India, Nepal sign 8 agreements
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New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India and Nepal on Thursday signed eight agreements across different sectors, including four on post-earthquake reconstruction in the Himalayan nation. “Establishing...
Modi discusses climate change with Canadian PM
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New Delhi, June 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received a telephone call from his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and the two leaders exchanged...
EU, France grant 3.5 mn euros to curb emissions in India
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New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help India’s smart city programme, France and the European Union on Friday extended...
US welcomes India’s ratification of Paris climate agreement
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Washington, Oct 4 The US has welcomed as “fantastic news” India’s ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change signed last year at the Conference...
UN chief welcomes India joining Paris climate deal
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United Nations, Oct 3 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed India formally joining the Paris climate change agreement.“India now joins the 61 other parties that...
India moves Paris agreement on climate change closer to reality
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United Nations, Sep 27 India moved the historic Paris agreement on climate change closer to reality on Monday by announcing that New Delhi would ratify it...
Javadekar signs historic agreement pledging India to fight climate change
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United Nations, April 23 Pledging the India’s commitment to fight global warming, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar signed the historic Paris climate change agreement Friday calling...
Climate change pact launched; redemption opportunity for business: Anand Mahindra
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United Nations, April 23 The historic climate change agreement was ceremonially launched Friday with 171 countries lining up to sign the document that US Secretary...
175 nations at UN sign Paris Climate Change Agreement
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United Nations, April 23 Representatives from 175 countries met on Friday at the UN to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and made clear...
Envoys from 34 countries plant trees at Delhi park to mark Earth Day
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New Delhi, April 23 Ambassadors, high commissioners, and diplomats from 34 countries gathered at a park here on Friday and planted tree saplings to mark...
India now leading the world on green issues, won’t be pressured by developing nations : Javadekar
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United Nations, April 22 (IANS) India is now challenging the developed nations on environmental issues and won’t be pressured by them, according to Environment Minister...
India to ratify COP 21 climate agreement on April 22: Javadekar
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Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’ in New York on April 22,...
Climate Change Conundrum and India’s Position
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by Uttam K Sinha There is now no greater challenge to the wellbeing of the global commons than human-induced climate change. Since the industrial era...
Draft climate deal balanced, respects India’s stand: Javadekar
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Paris, Dec 12 (IANS) India on Saturday termed as balanced the final draft text for a climate change deal, as it inched towards limiting global...
India cheers as Paris delivers ‘historic’ climate accord
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Paris, Dec 13 (IANS) Amid cheers, hugs and tears of joy, delegates from 196 countries at the climate change conference here adopted late on Saturday...
Political, fiscal steps must for solar alliance to shine
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By Kamal Meattle The Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, now holding its 21st summit meeting in Paris, is...
Rich countries must pay their debt on climate change : Javadekar
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Paris, Dec 6 (IANS) India is here to ensure that rich countries pay back their debt for the overdraft they have drawn on the carbon space,...
Paris climate meet reaches draft deal, India’s concerns visible
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Paris, Dec 5 (IANS) Less than a week into the crucial global climate change conference here, some 196 participating countries on Saturday reached a draft deal...
India committed to increase forest cover : Javadekar
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New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) India’s Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said the government is committed to increase forest cover from...