Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and …
Denying Differences, Nations Ready For Future Pacts Durban: It was BASIC countries’ day out in Durban on Tuesday, with the ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India and China forcefully reiterating their joint position on a new legally binding deal to a packed house at the convention hall. With rumours swirling …
Durban: The fears of finances turning into an empty shell seemed to be coming true on Tuesday, with the developed world not keen to show where the money is going to come from to help the developing world cope with changes in the climate. Even as the African countries were …
Cash raised by the shipping industry's efforts to cut carbon emissions might be directed to developing countries to help them tackle climate change, according to a draft document seen by Reuters at United Nations climate talks on Tuesday. The text proposes that money raised by "specific actions" to reduce emissions …
China will install wind and solar power capacity equivalent to 180 nuclear power reactors in the next 10 years to meet its growing energy needs, the International Energy Agency said on Monday, citing its latest estimate. Fatih Birol, chief economist at the IEA, also told Reuters that one in two …
The world's three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move toward a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions Tuesday, increasing the risk that climate talks will fail to clinch a meaningful deal this week. The European Union is leading efforts to keep alive the …
Throughout the year, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) has been working on the preparation of a balanced and comprehensive outcome to be presented to the Conference of the Parties (COP) for adoption at its seventeenth session to enable the full, effective and …
Durban India and the European Union seems to be on a collision course with New Delhi saying that it will only stick to its voluntary domestic pledge on carbon emission cuts even as the 27-member block insist the stand is not acceptable. As environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan landed in Durban …
Sources have confirmed that the EU has blamed India for not being 'flexible' and sticking to the old treaty i.e. the Kyoto Protocol. Is India being seen as a deal breaker by the world community? Environmentalist Sunita Narain, reacts. Watch this video by IBN Live during COP17 at Durban.
Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment & Forests, India speaks on the 'Imperative of equity for an effective climate agreement' at the side event held at the COP17, Durban, organised by the Indian Ministry of environment & forests, and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Watch this video:
Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, CSE, speaks on the 'Imperative of equity for an effective climate agreement' at the side event held at the COP17, Durban, organised by the Indian Ministry of environment & forests, and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Watch this video!
Sunita Narain, Director General, CSE, speaks on the 'Imperative of equity for an effective climate agreement' at the side event held at the COP17, Durban, organised by the Indian Ministry of environment & forests, and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Watch this video!
As world leaders assemble in Durban to chalk out a pragmatic solution to climate change, two experts from different parts of the world identify the problem, but differ on the philosophy of the solution. BW's Yashodhara Dasgupta spoke to former UNFCCC chief Yvo De Boer, who is KPMG's special global …
Thousands of people, including members of civil society groups from various countries, on Saturday marched to the venue of the UN climate change talks here demanding quick action from world leaders to save the planet. Dressed in colourful costumes and carrying giant balloons and placards with slogans like 'Listen to …
The world's three biggest polluters joined in opposing a European Union (EU) proposal for talks aimed at drawing up a new climate treaty, dimming the chances of extending the Kyoto Protocol limiting greenhouse gases. J M Mauskar, the Indian government official leading his nation's delegation at United Nations climate talks, …
DURBAN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE A 73-page draft negotiating text was issued at the end of the first week of climate talks in the South African city of Durban. The text, issued by the chair of the Bali track of the negotiations, is an “amalgamation” of draft texts and will provide …
As Durban gets ready for ministerial deliberations at the climate change talks, the European Union is considering a range of options to ensure that global effort on tackling climate change doesn’t come to a standstill. The European Union came into the Durban climate talks saying that it would not sign …
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan will lead the Indian delegation in the second week of negotiation at the stalled climate talks that are yet to see a forward movement on crucial questions of carbon emission reduction and legally binding commitments. The first week of talks did not see breakthroughs on key …
Global carbon dioxide emissions from industry rose about three percent in a weak global economy this year, a study released on Monday showed, adding fresh urgency to efforts to control planet-warming gases at U.N. climate talks in South Africa. The study by the Global Carbon Project, an annual report card …
The U.N.'s climate chief said on Saturday she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh and binding commitments to cut greenhouse gases, after a week of climate talks between nearly 200 countries. "Countries are now looking at how they might bring …
There was marked acceleration in the loss of glacial mass in the Everest area between 2002 and 2005 compared to the earlier years, a new finding shared by scientists on Sunday revealed. The findings in the new report on ‘The Status of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) Region’ shared …
