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Odisha’s railway station wows Norway's ex-minister; here's how the internet reactedErik Solheim, Norway's former Minister of Climate and Environment, praised Indian Railways' advancements. He shared a video of the moderniz...
“Adani’s time wasted in court”: Norway diplomat calls for end to American overreachErik Solheim, former UN Environment Programme Executive Director, has called the recent US report on the Adani Group a case of "American ov...
Anand Mahindra’s hilarious take on lack of sleep and his wife’s solution is winning the InternetThe billionaire was responding to a tweet with a prescription for lack of sleep.
If you don't go green, I pity you: UN Environment Programme Executive Director's message for Indian businesses"If you (Indian businesses) don't go green, I pity you because the others will go green," Erik Solheim said simply. "If you want all the jo...
UN environment chief lauds India's efforts to use solar energy, curb plasticsUNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim said 2017 is "the first year in human history" when more electricity was generated globally from the s...
Highest UN environmental honour for Kochi airportThe award will be presented at a gala ceremony on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York on September 26 2018, said an offici...
India showed global leadership by pledging to phase out single-use plastics by 2022: UN Environment chief
Infosys celebrates World Environment Day with UNEPThe company also pledged to reduce the per capita generation of plastic waste by 50% in the same year.
UN official expresses concern over Tuticorin deathsThe UNEP executive director general said he was "worried" and hoped that protests would remain non-violent.
Need to explain to people what climate change means in daily life: UN environ chief
Drive against plastic pollution to gain momentum from India - the global host of World Environment Day 2018The World Environment Day (WED) 2018 will be celebrated across India, involving all states and Union Territories. A week-long environmental...
India has set example by harmonising development, environment: UNEP chiefIndia no longer sees development and environmental conservation as mutually exclusive, said the executive director of the UNEP.
Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma named UN Environment's Patron for Clean AirAccording to the World Health Organisation, half of the 20 most-polluted cities in the world (levels of PM2.5, a fine particulate matter) a...
Emissions gap alarmingly high, says UNCountries agreed in 2015 to implement measures that would curb the rise in global temperatures to well below 2° Celsius above the pre-indus...
G20 Summit resolves to curb Marine Litter; Versova beach clean up going strong
India, China already showing strong leadership to combat climate change: UN environment chief"The science on climate change is perfectly clear: we need more action, not less. This a global challenge. Every nation has a responsibilit...
- Trump order: Now is not time to change course on climate change, says UNEP Chief
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The UN green czar contends that now is not the time for any country to change course on what he said was a "very...
Former Oslo envoy Erik Solheim rubbishes Mahinda Rajapaksa's LTTE funding chargePresident Mahinda Rajapakse on Saturday accused former Norwegian peace envoy to Sri Lanka for funding the LTTE during the peace talks.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa alleges Norway funded LTTEThe Norwegian-backed peace initiative between 2000 and 2008 was branded as a betrayal of the island by nationalist groups who opposed the L...
- Prachanda meets Norwegian Minister, Indian envoy
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' met visiting Norwegian Minister for Environment and International Development Erik So...