World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summitAttempts to reach global agreement may also frustrate major powers such as the United States and China, which have their own geopolitical t...
11 Feb, 2025, 08.31 AM IST
Washington Durbar: Trump inauguration sees tech billionaires get prime seats above Cabinet nomineesOn January 20, political tensions were thinly veiled as Joe Biden's administration transitioned to Trump's, highlighted by token civilities...
22 Jan, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitorThe EU climate monitor Copernicus says 2024 will be the hottest year on record. Global temperatures will likely be 1.5 degrees Celsius abov...
10 Nov, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Central banks cannot remain spectators to climate change: RBI Deputy Guv Michael PatraPatra acknowledged that though central banks generally pursue a relatively narrow mandate focused on stability without climate change being...
08 Nov, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
European states deal a blow to China's BRI ambitionsContrary to the euphoria associated with the launch of the forum, the 10th anniversary was a muted celebration as many of the Chinese inves...
30 Oct, 2023, 07.09 AM IST
Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggestsRising trade barriers, aging populations, and the transition to renewable energy could contribute to global inflation pressures and make it...
27 Aug, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Fed Chair's message is clear: The fight against inflation isn't overPowell, who was speaking Friday at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming, said the Fed would ...
26 Aug, 2023, 09.26 AM IST
Climate activists resort to drastic measures, glue hands on airport runwaysMembers of the "Last Generation" climate activist group in Germany staged a protest at airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, resulting in sig...
14 Jul, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
Budget 2023: Does it move the needle enough for the green energy sector?Budget 2023 announces an outlay of Rs 19,700 crore for the recently approved Green Hydrogen Mission which targets domestic manufacturing of...
07 Feb, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Explainer-COP27: Conversations to watch at the climate summit31 Oct, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
Huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in India: PM Modi"Our dedication to climate commitments is evident from our performance. We have achieved the target of 40 per cent energy-capacity from non...
28 Jun, 2022, 02.06 PM IST
Leveraging digital channels, tech to become $5 trillion economy welcome step by govt: HUL CMD Sanjiv MehtaWhile referring to the recent Union Budget, Mehta said ubiquity of technology and the need for mainstreaming it for the greater good was "a...
21 Feb, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
View: Why companies should stop seeing disruptive innovation through the lens of failureIn India, the EV industry has had its share of debacles. Good or bad, these baby steps reaffirmed faith in EVs, and sustaining (some “jugaa...
17 Feb, 2022, 02.26 PM IST
Modi's COP26 speech: 'a declaration that India will do things differently'Next year there’s a good chance of delivering on the $100b climate finance promise by high-income nations, says Nicholas Stern. There is im...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
View: Can India fashion a policy to weather the existential crisis it faces?Even if India meets 40% of its power needs with renewables by 2030, our emissions will not reduce.
30 Sep, 2019, 06.15 AM IST
How China drew respect from greens while boosting its pollutionThe nation that spews the most pollution and is building dozens of coal-fired power plants is also winning accolades from the likes of Gree...
06 Nov, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
Petersberg dialogue: Extent of US role a concern at climate meetPreparations for the November Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn discussed while Germany and Fiji, who lead climate negotiations, urge the wo...
24 May, 2017, 12.36 AM IST