Category : Europe
APEC leaders, Ministers, officials convene to push for inclusive, sustainable recovery
Wellington, Nov 6 (IANS) The 2021 APEC (the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Economic Leaders’ Week, hosted by New Zealand and chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has...
Glasgow summit consigning coal to history
Glasgow, Nov 5 (IANS) Coal is being consigned to history on Thursday at the UN climate change summit (COP26), as countries, banks, and organisations move away...
Tens of thousands expected in Glasgow on Saturday as climate protests go global
Glasgow, Nov 5 (IANS) Over 200 simultaneous events are set to take place as part of a ‘Global Day of Action for Climate Justice’ this Saturday...
UK approves world’s first oral pill against Covid
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) The UK’s medicines regulator on Thursday approved Merck’s molnupiravir — the world’s first oral antiviral medicine against Covid-19, which can halve the...
UK unveils coin on Mahatma to mark Diwali
London, Nov 5 (IANS) A new 5 pound coin to commemorate the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to mark...
COP26: Roadmap to avert cooling-generated climate crisis
Glasgow, Nov 5 (IANS) A team of experts comprising researchers from the World Bank Group and University of Birmingham has developed a roadmap to drive the...
Nations fail to address climate literacy to combat crisis
Glasgow, Nov 5 (IANS) With COP26 in full swing, now is the critical time for countries to commit to and prioritize formal climate education as a...
PM Modi’s ambitious dream of GGI-OSOWOG launched at COP26
Glasgow, Nov 2 (IANS) India’s ambitious programme the Green Grids Initiative (GGI) as part of the One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG) combining a massive...
Net zero emissions by 2070, India’s strong pledge : Climate advocates
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the global climate talks in Glasgow announced net zero by 2070 for India. This makes India...
India, UK launch biggest-ever coalition for clean energy
Glasgow, Nov 2 (IANS) A new high-level coalition for clean energy was announced on Tuesday by India and the UK at the United Nations Climate Change...
Modi thanks Ukraine President for O2 supply during Covid wave
Glasgow, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky for his humanitarian gesture of supply of oxygen concentrators to India...
India among 40 nations signing pledge for zero-emission solutions
Glasgow, Nov 2 (IANS) Forty nations responsible for over 70 per cent of the world’s GDP, including the EU, the US, China, Morocco, India, Bangladesh and...
UN climate summit opens with aims of raising ambition
Glasgow, Nov 1 (IANS) Following a series of reports and studies warning that urgent action is needed to keep the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global...
Modi meets Spanish counterpart on the side lines of G20
New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) During a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit at Rome, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart...
Modi meets German Chancellor Merkel on G20 sidelines
New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome...
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’...
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...
Sea phase of India-UK maiden Tri-Service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ in full swing
New Delhi, Oct 27: The sea phase of maiden Tri-Service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ between the Armed Forces of India and United Kingdom (UK) is...