Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru join global effort to protect residents from extreme heatThree Indian cities, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, have joined a global coalition of 33 metropolises under the Cool Cities Accelerator ...
Corpses line Rio street, pushing death toll from police raids to 132Rio de Janeiro experienced its deadliest police operation ever, with at least 64 people killed in a raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gan...
Europe sizzles at 40°C: Eiffel Tower closed, animals cooled with ice, and wildfires rageEurope is experiencing a heat wave. Several countries faced scorching temperatures. Health warnings were issued. Landmarks were closed. Pow...
Barcelona records the hottest June in over 100 years as a heat wave grips EuropeBarcelona experienced its hottest June since 1914. Other parts of Europe are also facing intense heat. France anticipates temperatures soar...
Paris hits 41°C, Eiffel Tower closes as Saharan blast grips FranceEurope is grappling with an intense heat wave, triggering red alerts in multiple countries as temperatures soar. France faces school closur...
G20 programmes: Ahmedabad to chair Urban 20 cycle beginning in Feb 2023; Guj CM unveils logo, website"U20 is an important city diplomacy initiative which reinforces the role of cities in taking the sustainable agenda forward," an official r...
Arvind Kejriwal 'denied political clearance' to attend climate meet in Denmark"The chief minister could not fly out of Delhi on Tuesday afternoon as the MEA did not give political clearance to him for his Denmark visi...
West Bengal received Rs 2.84 lakh crore biz proposals from summit: Mamata BanerjeeTerming the state's showpiece annual industry event as a "remarkable success", Banerjee said that West Bengal was the safest and warmest pl...
Kolkata receives best city award for tackling climate changeOther cities that won the award are Addis Adaba, Copenhagen, Curitiba, Sydney and Malborne, Paris, Portland, Seoul Shenzhen, and Yokohama.
G20 leaders urged to involve civil society in policy makingSeven out of ten people live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years, it said in a statement.
India likely to propose special session on solar energy in ParisIndia is likely to propose a special session on solar energy and issues related to technology transfer to developing nations during the UN ...
India, a steadfast development partner for AfricaBeginning with maiden summit in 2008 Indo-African partnership reflecting growing South-South cooperation has come a long way.
Ready-made infrastructure available in West Bengal: C M BachhawatWooing industrialists to invest in West Bengal, a senior government official said ready-made infrastructure was available in 40 industrial ...
Michael Bloomberg named UN Chief's special envoy for climate changeUN chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg as the first special envoy for cities and climate change.
- Karnataka to request SC for raising cap on iron ore production
"Those holding 'A' category, 'B' category licences are continuing mining; .....cabinet has decided to re-auction these mines again."
- PSL norms for foreign banks: K C Chakrabarty dismisses criticism
Dismissing criticism of RBI's stance of treating foreign banks at par with domestic peers with regard to priority sector lending, RBI Deput...
- Forum to seek 50% global emissions cut by 2050
A multilateral forum on climate change is all set to call for a 50% cut on global emissions by 2050 and an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas ...