Ten years of the Biological Diversity Act
As India plays host to the Convention on Biological Diversity's 11th Conference of the Parties in Hyderabad in October 2012, this article takes a closer look at the country's legislation on the subject
Rio Summit
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India Inc Must Have Ambition Beyond Rio+20
Indian businesses can have an edge in path-breaking innovations to reduce carbon emissions globally with an enabling regulatory environment and other support. The dust has settled on Rio+20 Conference
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Don't blame us
<p>For two decades, the club of rich nations has failed to reduce carbon emissions in a meaningful way. It did not grant emerging markets the atmospheric space they need to develop, and has begun to blame
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Many “mays” but few “musts”
A deal is one thing. A deal that means progress another. By the end of the three-day UN environment summit due to end on June 23rd in Rio de Janeiro, a hundred-plus national leaders and representatives
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India’s poverty removal pitch wins the day in Rio: Delhi Opposes West’s Green Pill For World
New Delhi: India won the day, with the 192 countries gathered at Rio de Janeiro agreeing that eradicating poverty should be given the highest priority, overriding all other concerns to achieve sustainable
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Prime Minister's Statement at the Plenary of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Summit), Rio de Janeiro, June 21, 2012
Document contains the Statement of Prime Minister of India delivered at the Plenary of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Summit), Rio de Janeiro on June 21, 2012. for
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Ghost of climate change haunts Rio
Trust deficit between rich and poor nations, a legacy of failed climate negotiations, has led to paralysis of ambition. The distance between Flamengo Park and Rio Centro is as huge as the difference in
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Hectic green parleys likely at Rio summit
The bumpy journey of the Rio+20 summit starts on Wednesday amid speculation and wide disagreements over a number of issues, including green economy, fossil fuel subsidies and sustainable development goals.
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Green expectations
This week the United Nations is holding the Conference on Sustainable Development, hosted by the government of Brazil. It was 40 years ago that the UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm,
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Poverty eradication key challenge at Rio summit
New Delhi: Should the world commit, even if notionally, to eradicate ‘poverty’ or only ‘extreme poverty’? Or, should countries agree to ‘right to food’ for their people? Negotiating the final declaration