How could a COP28 climate deal advance protection of nature?As the U.N. climate talks enter their final week in Dubai, Colombia and Germany called in an open letter for the U.N. climate summit's outc...
07 Dec, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
Joshimath a disaster due to negligence, lack of environment studies, says senior SC advocate at Goa law seminar"What is happening in Joshimath is a disaster. It is because whoever designed the town did not carry out proper environmental impact and ot...
10 Mar, 2023, 06.39 PM IST
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits India amid differences in Berlin over ChinaET was the first to report that Baerbock is planning a visit to India after the German chancellor visited Beijing. This is the first major ...
05 Dec, 2022, 07.33 AM IST
India one of few countries to have achieved most nationally determined contributions: Bhupender Yadav"India has, under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taken decisive actions in all areas of climate change. It is one of the few c...
08 Jun, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Deforestation: Why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030Saving the world's dwindling forests is essential if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. Forests soak up carbon from the atmosphere a...
03 Nov, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
India on track to achieve land degradation neutrality: PMIn the spirit of South-South Cooperation, India is assisting developing countries on land restoration strategies, Modi said, adding that a ...
15 Jun, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
India working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030: PMAsserting that land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today, Modi said if left unchecked, it will erode the very foundations...
14 Jun, 2021, 10.51 PM IST
Climate change: India pitches for financial support by developed nationsUnion Environment Minister Javadekar spelt out the success stories of India on Paris NDCs to reduce national emissions and adapt to the imp...
01 Sep, 2019, 12.37 PM IST
Pakistan registers FIR against IAF pilots for bombing trees: ReportThe FIR, registered against "unidentified IAF pilots", also details the damage suffered by 19 trees after the Indian fighter jets "hastily ...
08 Mar, 2019, 06.01 PM IST
Satya Tripathi appointed Assistant Secretary-General & Head of New York Office of UNEPTripathi, who will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago, has since 2017 served as Senior Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainabl...
28 Aug, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
World needs 'greener' water policies as demand rises: United NationsAn estimated 3.6 billion people -- nearly half the global population -- live in areas where water can be scarce at least one month per year...
19 Mar, 2018, 02.57 PM IST
- UN warns about financial risks in China’s One Belt One Road project
As per UN, financial risks in countries where China’s announced investment value is high compared to the relative size of the economy of th...
25 May, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
BRICS Women Parliamentarians' Forum adopts Jaipur DeclarationDeclaration also called upon financial institutions to extend support to developing and least developed countries and help them gain easier...
21 Aug, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
Bhutan global role model on climate change: USBhutan absorbs three times more carbon dioxide than it emits, making the country carbon negative, said Nisha Biswal
12 May, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
- India clears stand on international scrutiny of climate change actions
India has clarified its stand on the issue of international scrutiny of climate change actions in a note forwarded by Union environment and...
20 Apr, 2010, 12.43 AM IST
- APEC leaders pledge to advance faltering global trade talks
Pacific Rim leaders on Sunday pledged political will and flexibility to advance faltering global trade talks as a matter of urgency.
10 Sep, 2007, 02.31 AM IST
- India wary of MNCs at Johannesburg meet
With less than a month to go for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to be held at Johannesburg, India is worried over the d...
02 Aug, 2002, 02.05 AM IST