RBI addresses monetary policy risks from climate change, proposing climate event risk modeling and discussions on mitigating climate risk t...

Oil palm cultivation in India has the potential to significantly boost farm incomes while reducing the country's edible oil import bill. Wi...

While war, economy and related crises will take top priority, there cannot be any backsliding on the efforts to restrict global temperature...

"We call for continued support for developing countries, especially the most vulnerable ones, in terms of providing access to affordable, r...

Though it has not officially committed to the cause espoused by the West, including the administration of US President Joe Biden, India has...

In the spirit of South-South Cooperation, India is assisting developing countries on land restoration strategies, Modi said, adding that a ...

Asserting that land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today, Modi said if left unchecked, it will erode the very foundations...

Countries have pledged to encourage the development of community-driven transformative projects and programmes, as well as focus on efforts...

Better management of existing water systems, along with the use of more efficient irrigation technologies are essential.

Modi also said India would be happy to propose initiatives for greater South-South cooperation in addressing issues of climate change, biod...

Designated seats of two Pakistani representatives remained vacant during the plenary on inaugural day.

The fortnight long meeting will focus on practical measures to recover degraded land areas, critical gaps in land management and planning.

India faces the challenge to produce more food with the same or a reduced land area, less water and energy.

Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) cost India about 2.54 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014-15, a new s...

Every year, forecasters look closely at a few factors that are known to influence the monsoon, the most important being El Niño and La Niña.

For this to happen, all critical stakeholders— ministries of environment, agriculture, water resources and land resources— have to work tog...

Javadekar said that the objective of land degradation neutrality is to maintain or improve the condition of land resources via sustainable ...