India became world's second largest solar market in 2025: Bhupender YadavIndia has become the world's second-largest solar market, surpassing the US in annual capacity additions for 2025. The nation's solar capac...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UNGlobal average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Na...
28 May, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
28 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
India submits its revised targets for 2031-35 to the UN's climate change bodyThe development comes after the Cabinet in March approved the nationally determined contributions (NDC) -- the non-binding, voluntary clima...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.36 PM IST
Allies fear a rushed US-Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlockUS-Iran war news: European allies express concern over a potentially hasty U.S. deal with Iran. They fear an inexperienced American team mi...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Reflects govt's true commitment to Paris Agreement: Congress on India withdrawing bid to host COP33India has withdrawn its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028. Prime Minister Modi had announced India's bid at COP28 in Dubai. Th...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
No COP28 consensus yet on climate change goalsWhile emission reduction or mitigation has clear goals-the temperature target of well below 2C and pursuing efforts to limit the temperatur...
09 Dec, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Earth to warm 2.5-2.9C even with current climate pledges: UNBased just on existing policies and emissions-cutting efforts, the world would heat 3C, the United Nations said Monday. The 2015 Paris Agre...
20 Nov, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
World needs to come together to honour 2015 Paris Agreement: YadavYadav, who is representing India at the 26th UN climate conference COP 26 at Glasgow, wrote in his blog that, the wealthy nations that reap...
12 Nov, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
U.S. formally exits global climate accord - the Paris Agreement - amid election uncertaintyThe formal exit from the 2015 climate agreement was an election promise by President Donald Trump during his 2015 campaign. In June 2017, P...
05 Nov, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
US withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement comes into effect; UN, partners express regretOn November 4, the US formally withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, a decision originally announced three years ago.
05 Nov, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
India 'bigger problem' than China on reducing carbon emissions: US presidential aspirant Michael BloombergDuring his maiden appearance on a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the billionaire and philanthropist said...
20 Feb, 2020, 11.45 AM IST
World getting hotter, more dangerous faster than thought: UN chiefThe Paris agreement was adopted by 195 parties at the UN climate conference "COP 21" held in the French capital in 2015 with an aim to redu...
11 Dec, 2019, 10.35 PM IST
Syria to ink Paris Pact, leaves US isolated on climate treatyEvery country is expected to submit a national plan to slow down global warming. In December 2015, when the Paris Agreement was finalized, ...
07 Nov, 2017, 11.31 PM IST
UN chief asks US to re-engage in 2015 Paris climate agreement05 Aug, 2017, 12.12 PM IST
Cabinet approves signing of the Paris Agreement for dealing with climate changeMinister of state for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar, will sign the agreement on behalf of India on April 22.
21 Apr, 2016, 05.51 AM IST
UN climate summit begins in PeruOfficials from over 190 nations, including India, today converged here at the UN climate summit to negotiate on a new ambitious and binding...
01 Dec, 2014, 12.52 PM IST