Without meaningful reform, effectiveness and credibility of UN will remain constrained: Jaishankar at BRICSIndia is strongly advocating for major changes in global institutions. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the United Natio...
15 May, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Oil price shock from West Asia conflict accelerating shift to renewables: UNFossil fuel advocates have unwillingly given a boost to renewable energy as the war in the Middle East has triggered an oil price shock, UN...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050France has unveiled a groundbreaking roadmap to end its reliance on fossil fuels. Coal use will cease by 2030, followed by oil in 2045 and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
UNGA president takes potshot at Trump's Board of PeaceUN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock urged a renewed commitment to the UN Charter amidst rising global tensions. She criticized ...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.20 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
'Closely following situation in West Asia': MEA on Pakistan's role in US-Iran ceasefireIndia is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in West Asia. The nation welcomes ceasefires and supports peace initiatives. In...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
PM Modi to chair first-ever CAPFs leadership conference in Delhi in MayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a significant leadership conference for Central Armed Police Forces officers in May. This inaugural ...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Amid West Asia crisis: Santa Marta meet aims to drive fossil fuel shiftThe Santa Marta conference has been described as a meeting of the "coalition of doers", comprising countries and stakeholders committed to ...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Maharashtra govt may revise bank guarantees and fines for polluting units after CAG flags lapsesMaharashtra's Environment Department is revising bank guarantees and fines for polluting industries. This follows a CAG report highlighting...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
A decade of global climate caution is sealed by India’s wary goalsIndia has adopted a cautious climate strategy through 2035, focusing on reducing emissions intensity rather than absolute cuts, even as glo...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Baku climate meet returns to big question: Who pays?Negotiations for a new climate finance goal at COP29 in Baku hit a roadblock as developing countries, including the G77 and China, rejected...
13 Nov, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
Matthias Berninger on COP28: Prioritizing impact over pledgesThe former German politician and member of the Greens says that “a kind of COP related nervousness and energy” around commitments is “somet...
10 Jan, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
All eyes on outcome of COP28 amid climate, geopolitical challengesFurther, the impact of the two ongoing wars - in Ukraine and Gaza - on energy security and prices, coupled with the pandemic-related econom...
30 Nov, 2023, 06.42 AM IST
COP28: Not either/or. We need everything, everywhere, all at once!There is little doubt that economic growth has helped pull billions of people out of poverty over the last seventy years or so. On the flip...
29 Nov, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Russian official apologises for war in Ukraine at UN climate meetThe surprise intervention from Russia's Oleg Anisimov at the closed-door meeting followed an electrifying live statement from his Ukranian ...
27 Feb, 2022, 07.50 PM IST
UN climate meet: Centre for Science and Environment urges India to submit INDCsCentre for Science and Environment has asked the country to submit two Intended Nationally Determined Contributions- conditional and uncond...
01 Jul, 2015, 08.25 PM IST
- China warns officials against fudging emission survey figures
China today warned its officials not to fudge figures ahead of the launch of a key survey to asses emission-reduction results, as it gears ...
21 Dec, 2010, 07.00 PM IST