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View: Greening public transport is absolutely necessary; Budget allocation to tackle air pollution is a startEmissions from transport must abate for India to meet its NDC target. Increasing the share of public transport (to 50%) and non-motorised (...
02 Feb, 2021, 06.33 AM IST
View: Burgeoning Indian cities need infrastructure development to keep pace with growthSwift growth places huge pressure on infrastructure. A report says Indian cities get water supply from 1-6 hours and that only 21% of its w...
16 Jun, 2018, 06.33 AM IST
India among the largest recipients of climate change assistance, but a few key questions remain unansweredHow the developed countries should pay and one way is for them to provide funds to middle-income and low-income nations to mitigate and ada...
25 Nov, 2017, 02.34 PM IST
India pledges to reduce emissions and increase use of non-fossil fuelsIndia has pledged to further reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions its produces for every dollar of economic output.
04 Oct, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
Feeding people is smart: It's the best investment to do good in the worldAs it turns out, tackling nutrition is the most cost-effective solution around, because it has massive benefits for a tiny price tag.
16 Oct, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
Big climate change show; need to change the systemWhat annoys me about the climate change activists is that their solutions are mostly negative. Fly less, eat less, drive less, buy less, li...
23 Sep, 2014, 04.26 AM IST
Bali chair moves to narrow down contentious issuesWith little progress in the first five days of the climate change summit, the chair of the Bali track of the negotiations Michael Zammit Cu...
12 Dec, 2009, 02.05 AM IST
- The tales of woe we are deaf to
Global warming's victims have other urgent concerns.
28 Nov, 2009, 06.05 AM IST
- PM reiterates India’s stand on climate change
Sending out a clear message that India would not abandon its position on climate change, PM reiterated India's commitment to the United Nat...
23 Oct, 2009, 03.34 AM IST
- Law for reducing emissions not acceptable: Oppn
The Centre is in the line of fire from the Opposition over environment minister Jairam Ramesh’s proposal to bring in an overarching legisla...
18 Sep, 2009, 05.32 AM IST
- Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour campaign
Major landmarks plunged into darkness on Saturday as a symbolic energy-saving exercise unfolded across the globe, calling for action on cli...
28 Mar, 2009, 10.59 PM IST