BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
India slams rich nations' climate inaction; calls for focus on pre-2020 gaps, equity in Global StocktakeIndia has called for the Global Stocktake outcome, a two-year UN review of progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, to prioritize...
29 Sep, 2023, 08.53 AM IST
Super cyclones may have much more devastating impact in India in future: StudyThe study, published in the journal Climate Resilience and Sustainability, showed that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current ...
27 May, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
View: Common sense about common time frames in climate negotiationsWhy are Common Time Frames critical? If countries are allowed to pick and choose the periods covered by their contributions to the global c...
11 Jun, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
US nudges India for talks to achieve carbon neutralityThe environment ministry is learnt to have begun looking at the issue and the gamut of implications. India had recently set up the Apex Com...
23 Mar, 2021, 12.08 AM IST
World's biggest emitters like China, India, Russia, need to step up and lower emissions: John KerryUS Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said as nations go to Glasgow, they have to be real about exactly "what we need to do ...
20 Feb, 2021, 12.39 PM IST
Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad- 5 scholars explainThe agreement was never a threat. Its removal by the Trump administration was theater - or swagger. There will be temptation to hearken bac...
20 Feb, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
Big oil & gas companies go greener after fighting with shareholdersCompanies like Exxon Mobil and Shell have pledged to reduce their emissions.
19 Dec, 2017, 01.08 PM IST
- Paris Agreement: Formal US exit possible only in 202003 Jun, 2017, 09.07 AM IST
Just because Brexit happened, EU won't become irrelevant for India: Federica Mogherini"A free trade agreement can be a win-win for EU and India. So we are working to conclude a comprehensive and ambitious agreement," Mogherin...
21 Apr, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
Donald Trump's win: Shock and disbelief at MarrakechThroughout his campaign, Trump repudiated climate change. He described it as a Chinese hoax, denied the science, described climate change f...
09 Nov, 2016, 09.24 PM IST
No link between NSG bid and ratification of Paris deal: Environment Minister Anil Madhav DaveDave said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear that India does not pressurise others, nor takes any pressure and that India's int...
01 Oct, 2016, 06.59 PM IST
US wants India to advance phasing out of HFCsIndia is so far insistent that its baseline year for phasing down HFCs will be no earlier than 2028 with a complete freeze on HFC use by 20...
10 Sep, 2016, 03.13 AM IST
Pre-2020 action of developed nations is essential to limit the global average temperature rise, says French envoy for climate change negotiationsAs majority of the countries had signed the Paris Agreement last month, everyone is now waiting for its ratification by big players like th...
03 May, 2016, 07.26 PM IST
Govt mulling policy to encourage industry for afforestationUnion Environment Secretary Ashok Lavasa said that more sectors are being included in the ambit of energy- efficient processes and targets ...
20 Jan, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
Ministers from 80 countries meeting to forge political ties for managing climate changeMinisters from nearly 80 countries are meeting in Paris in an attempt to bridge differences on key political issues. The meeting is an effo...
10 Nov, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Climate deal struck after marathon talks; India's concerns metThe deal -- dubbed the Lima Call for Climate Action -- paves the way for what is envisioned as the historic agreement in environmental hist...
14 Dec, 2014, 05.06 PM IST