India takes a significant step to control emission from climate-damaging refrigerants,makes producers fall in line13 Oct, 2016, 11.21 PM IST
How the world averted catastrophic climate changeWhile there is no pledge on finance, for the first time, there is official recognition that destruction caused by extreme weather needs foc...
19 Dec, 2015, 06.14 AM IST
The dark side of illegal migrants in Paris after the terror attacksAdnan is in his thirties and from Bangladesh. Though he has lived in France for six years, he speaks little French and his English is only ...
19 Dec, 2015, 06.12 AM IST
India manages to protect its developmental agenda at Paris climate talksArriving at a consensus document endorsed by all 196 signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change necessitates compromise.
15 Dec, 2015, 01.37 PM IST
- ‘Paris pact not enough to save the world’
Civil society groups and green think-tanks from South Asia did not appear too enthused with the Paris agreement which, they said, was not a...
14 Dec, 2015, 02.10 AM IST
Javadekar says India’s interests have been protected in global climate dealJavadekar, who will have to defend the agreement in Parliament when he returns to New Delhi, stressed “we have been successful to keep our ...
14 Dec, 2015, 01.18 AM IST
- Civil society groups think the climate deal is not ambitious enough to save the world
Civil society groups and green think-tanks from South Asia do not appear to be enthused of the agreement which, they think, is not ambitiou...
13 Dec, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
COP21: World to take a call on Paris outcome draft todayThe transparency mechanism is a system for countries to report, monitor and verify implementation of their climate action plans and profile...
12 Dec, 2015, 06.18 AM IST
- India says the success of Paris depends on flexibility and spirit of accommodation of rich nations
The climate talks have been delayed until Saturday as a consensus couldn't be reached upon. Javadekar said that the success of Paris would ...
11 Dec, 2015, 11.36 PM IST
Paris meet: India, US to work together to fulfil climate pledgesUS has consistently called for legal parity while ensuring flexibility for developing countries, that is, all countries are subject to the ...
04 Dec, 2015, 04.11 AM IST
India painted as obstacle to climate dealBut it isn't its ambitious renewable energy programme or the audacious endeavour to stitch together an alliance of solar rich countries tha...
03 Dec, 2015, 03.21 AM IST
BASIC nations call for differentiation in each of the six elements of Paris agreementBASIC quartet of Brazil, South Africa, India and China has stressed the need to ensure that developed and developing countries are not trea...
02 Dec, 2015, 04.46 AM IST
Green bodies welcome India's INDC on climate actionReacting to the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions announced by India, green bodies said that it was a much-awaited climate actio...
02 Oct, 2015, 05.59 PM IST
- Climate change to drastically alter face of Bengal Bay: Experts
The Bay of Bengal region will undergo a dire and drastic transformation unless urgent action is taken to deal with the disastrous effects o...
13 Mar, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
- Paris climate talks may have to pay for Lima compromise
Is the outcome at Lima a recipe for a weak climate deal in Paris? Compromises on many key issues in the draft negotiating text that will se...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.13 AM IST
Lima Climate Conference: India seems to have fallen behind its BASIC partnersIndia appears to be without a plan with which to engage countries and help fashion the new agreement to be inked in Paris next year.
09 Dec, 2014, 09.41 PM IST
- Environmentalists appeal India to take lead role in global climate negotiations
Urging India to take a lead role in global negotiations on climate change, environmentalists on Monday said “the rich nations have failed t...
03 Nov, 2014, 10.47 PM IST