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UN meet fails to reach global agreement on droughtsNearly 200 countries at the UN-sponsored meeting on desertification in Riyadh failed to reach a consensus on a global drought resilience me...14 Dec, 2024, 11.11 PM IST- Finance key to achieving UNCCD goals, says IndiaIndia's Environment Minister highlighted the importance of financing for achieving UNCCD goals at a UN conference in Saudi Arabia. India ha...03 Dec, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
- UN lists Pakistan among drought-hit countriesAbout future scenarios, the report predicts the outcomes by 2050 and the risks involved, and says by 2050, an additional 4 million square k...15 May, 2022, 02.20 PM IST
- Land restoration can put world on path to green recovery: Bhupender Yadav"Land restoration is one of the proven strategies that can put us on a pathway to green recovery. It can create jobs, uplift rural communit...11 May, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
- Centre notifies new Wetland Conservation Rules, asks states, UTs to set up authorityThe ministry has also directed that each state and Union Territory will have to set up an authority that will define strategies for conserv...08 Jan, 2020, 10.24 PM IST
- Fight against climate change: 200 nations pledge to focus on land-based solutionsCountries have pledged to encourage the development of community-driven transformative projects and programmes, as well as focus on efforts...13 Sep, 2019, 01.11 PM IST
- India has developed first catchment treatment plan for Ganga to meet climate goal: OfficialThe commitment to increase additional 2.5-3 billion tonnes carbon sink was made by India in the Paris Agreement in 2015 to fight climate ch...12 Sep, 2019, 09.24 PM IST
- India to restore 50 lakh hectare of degraded land by 2030: JavadekarIndia is hosting the Conference of Parties (COP) 14 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from September 2-13.27 Aug, 2019, 04.55 PM IST
- India to host UN conference on combating desertification10 Jul, 2019, 07.31 PM IST
- Government committed to saving land from getting degraded: Prakash Javadekar"India will lead by example and cooperate with the world. We will make all necessary contributions in the matter," Javadekar said.17 Jun, 2019, 08.18 PM IST
- Desertification, land degradation, drought cost India 2.54% of its GDP: StudyDesertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) cost India about 2.54 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014-15, a new s...27 Apr, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
- Centre to help for scheme for beautification of AravalisUnion minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday assured that the central government will extend all possible support to any scheme for enhancing t...18 Jun, 2017, 01.21 PM IST
- Government working to make India land degradation neutral by 2023For this to happen, all critical stakeholders— ministries of environment, agriculture, water resources and land resources— have to work tog...18 Jun, 2014, 03.51 AM IST
- India to be 'land degradation neutral' by 2030: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that the objective of land degradation neutrality is to maintain or improve the condition of land resources via sustainable ...17 Jun, 2014, 04.53 PM IST
- Rio+20: Country's economy relies on environment, its national accounts don't reflect thisRio+20 is not about climate change alone; it is a revisiting of the 1992 first Earth Summit to reassess priorities and formulate action to ...21 Jun, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Time to pay attention to land degradation: UNCCDWith the world finally focusing on the issue of climate change, the United Nations is also concerned over the lack of action on land degrad...15 Jun, 2008, 08.14 PM IST
- 'Desertification, climate change hinder development'United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the twin scourges of desertification and climate change are impeding the achi...13 Sep, 2007, 01.10 PM IST
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