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 abstains on UNGA resolution on ICJ climate opinionIndia abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution on climate change obligations, citing concerns it undermined the UN Framework Convent...
21 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Peace efforts stall as US examines latest Iran proposalEfforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill on Tuesday, with the US considering Tehran's latest offer to unblock the Strait...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM 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
Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.23 AM 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Reflects govt's true commitment to Paris Agreement: Congress on India withdrawing bid to host COP33India has withdrawn its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028.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
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
US informs United Nations its intention to withdraw from Paris dealThe Paris climate deal aims to prevent the Earth from heating up by 2 degrees Celsius since the start of the industrial age. The US is the ...
05 Aug, 2017, 02.09 PM IST
UN chief asks US to re-engage in 2015 Paris climate agreement05 Aug, 2017, 12.12 PM IST
India joins Paris Climate Change Agreement, submits instrument of ratification at UN headquartersBan Ki-moon said India's ratification of the Paris Climate Change agreement moves the world an "important step closer" toward achieving the...
03 Oct, 2016, 12.46 AM IST
France welcomes India's ratification of Paris agreementIndia also launched, with France, the International Solar Alliance, which will contribute to the realisation of the objectives of the Paris...
02 Oct, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
60 countries formally join Paris AgreementWith this, defying all precedent for a global treaty, the Paris Agreement achieved a milestone--one of the two threshold set for the agreem...
21 Sep, 2016, 09.37 PM IST
Nearly 20 countries to formally join the Paris Agreement on WednesdayFor the Paris Agreement to enter into effect, at least 55 countries accounting for at least 55 percent of global emissions must formally jo...
21 Sep, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
UN to Donald Trump: Climate deal is critical to saving planetThe presumptive Republican presidential nominee vowed in a speech yesterday to "cancel" the hard-won agreement reached in Paris in December...
28 May, 2016, 03.06 AM IST
US, China commit to signing Paris Agreement in UN on April 22United States and China, the two biggest polluters, said that they will sign the Paris Agreement on April 22 at the UN headquarters in New ...
01 Apr, 2016, 06.35 PM IST