Climate has a gender bias?The consistent lack of investment in women has environmental and social consequences. Today, 80% of people displaced by climate change are ...
11 Mar, 2023, 12.11 AM 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’s forest cover increasing, better than world average: Union environment secy03 Apr, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
- Commonwealth Forestry Conference returns to India after 50 years02 Apr, 2017, 07.01 PM IST
Minimum carbon footprint is answer to climate change, says environment minister Anil Madhav DaveAsserting that environment and development have always gone hand-in-hand, Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave on Friday said that the ans...
21 Oct, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
Multi-stakeholder consultation on to finalise green gas cutThe government has voluntarily announced to reduce green house gas emission intensity of GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020 from the 2005 levels.
04 Aug, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Himachal govt to take stern action to stop illegal mining: Virbhadra SinghStern action would be taken against people involved in illegal mining and the government was serious about it, Chief Minister Virbhadra Sin...
11 Aug, 2013, 10.49 PM IST
China steps up protection of tigersUnder attack for not cracking down on the use of tiger body parts in traditional medicine, China has finalized two separate agreements with...
30 Jul, 2013, 11.12 PM IST
- Sesa Goa expects mining ban in Karnataka to be lifted by December
The top company management said the case on illegal mining, pending before the Supreme Court, is likely to be resolved in the next two mont...
27 Oct, 2011, 07.28 PM IST
- Fast PACE: Centre to focus on clean, green energy
The US and India took a concrete step to actualise the Green Partnership that they agreed to nearly a year ago.
09 Nov, 2010, 12.55 AM IST
- Climate negotiations at Cancun headed nowhere: Ramesh
India said that the international community should not expect much from the upcoming Climate Change summit in Cancun and underlined that th...
20 Sep, 2010, 02.10 PM IST
- Global warming takes toll on apple production in HP
Warmer temperatures and a decrease in winter snowfall due to global warming are being blamed by horticulture and environmental experts for ...
22 Nov, 2009, 05.10 PM IST
- Japan's Norinchukin in deal with France's Credit Agricole
Japan's Norinchukin Bank has worked out a deal to invest in France's biggest retail bank Credit Agricole SA, which has been hit hard by the...
03 Oct, 2008, 11.59 AM IST
- Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: Experts
Asia's rainforests are being rapidly destroyed, a trend accelerated by surging timber demand in booming China and India, and record food, e...
27 Apr, 2008, 08.55 AM IST
- Science can help in increasing forest cover: Pachauri
Application of science can help in increasing forest cover, R K Pachauri, chairman of Nobel Award winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...
21 Mar, 2008, 09.52 PM IST
- Haryana collaborating with Sweden on education
The Haryana Forest Department in collaboration with the Swedish Government has proposed to set up an Indian Institute for Sustainable Devel...
08 Feb, 2008, 02.15 PM IST
- Pension system for unorganised workers on the anvil: K C Pant
A pension system for unorganised workers is being firmed up, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission K C Pant said.
08 Nov, 2002, 05.17 AM IST