US commits to 61% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2035The United States pledged to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035, becoming the first nation to submit its ...
20 Dec, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
COP28 climate deal 'stab in the back', activist Greta Thunberg saysThe COP 28 climate deal, reached in Dubai, has been criticized by activists as a stab in the back for nations most affected by global warmi...
15 Dec, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Pledges made so far at the COP28 climate talksThe total committed so far is a little over $576 million, according to a tally by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental a...
02 Dec, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposes hosting COP33 in India"India is committed to the process and principles of the UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change). Therefore, I will use this opp...
02 Dec, 2023, 07.35 AM IST
COP27 delivers landmark fund for loss and damageAfter two weeks of talks, representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed to set up a dedicated fund to help developing countries, particu...
20 Nov, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
After six years, UN climate summit returns to AfricaThe 27th annual Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - better known as COP27 - will be held in the re...
03 Nov, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseasesThis is especially true for Africa and Asia, continents that have been hotspots for deadly disease spread from humans to animals or vice ve...
28 Apr, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
Film-maker Steven Spielberg donates $1 million Genesis Prize to nonprofits working for racial and economic justiceSpielberg received the prize for his contribution to cinema and his philanthropic works.
26 Mar, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
Joe Biden to host first virtual meeting with PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmapAccording to the White House, the roadmap is a blueprint for the whole-of-government relationship, based on their shared values and commitm...
23 Feb, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posts video of him feeding peacocksThe 1.47-minute video also has a few glimpses of the prime minister's daily walk from his home to his office within the Lok Kalyan Marg res...
23 Aug, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi receives UN's Champions of the Earth AwardThe Prime Minister dedicated the award to the countless Indians and their efforts towards achieving climate justice. He also stated that it...
03 Oct, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
India, France sign pact to deepen cooperation in environment fieldThe pact aims to establish a basis for exchange of information between both the governments and their technical experts in the field of env...
10 Mar, 2018, 11.09 PM IST
- All actions must be rooted in climate justice: India to COP22
India on Tuesday asserted that all future actions on climate change must be firmly rooted in climate justice and issues like adopting a sus...
15 Nov, 2016, 10.20 PM IST
India to play leading role in combating climate change: Sushma SwarajSwaraj said to the 193-member UN body that India will submit its Instrument of Ratification of the Paris Agreement on October 2.
26 Sep, 2016, 10.32 PM IST
Prakash Javadekar presents goals of Paris agreement to CabinetListing the goals and outcomes of the recent Paris agreement on climate change adopted by 196 nations, Environment Minister Prakash Javadek...
16 Dec, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
India hits out at John Kerry for terming it a 'challenge' at Paris meetIndia today hit out at US Secretary of State John Kerry for his remarks that India will be a "challenge" at the upcoming crucial Paris clim...
22 Nov, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
Developed countries should more to combat climate change: IndiaIndia today said that developed nations should come out with more ambitious climate action plans and hoped the coming climate change summit...
26 Oct, 2015, 09.42 PM IST