Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
India on Monday appealed to countries across the globe to include a debate on "lifestyles" while arriving at a climate deal when they assemble in Paris later this year. This followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech last week when he sought to change the discourse on the issue from "climate …
In the run-up to the global climate conference in Paris later this year, the Modi government will launch an extensive media and public campaign for three months on efforts being made to reduce greenhouse gases and mitigate climate change in India. The programme, to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra …
PARIS: France's president says that major UN climate talks in Paris could fail to produce a global deal in December, and is urging faster action. Francois Hollande pushed Monday for agreement ahead of the talks on how to pay for adapting to and reducing global warming. He warned that poorer …
The government is launching an aggressive outreach campaign in the country and abroad to publicise all the measures India is taking to reduce carbon dioxide pollution and slow down the global rate of temperature rise, shedding its traditional defensive approach. The outreach campaign will kick off on Monday and continue …
India is gearing up to flex its solar muscles by hosting energy ministers from 107 countries for bringing to life PM Narendra Modi's vision of creating a global platform for "sunshine countries" ahead of the global climate talks in Paris. The conclave will formally kick off the sunshine grouping, christened …
National plans for limiting greenhouse gas emissions fall short of tough action needed to slow climate change under a United Nations agreement due in Paris in December, European researchers said on Wednesday. The plans submitted so far to the UN by about 50 nations representing 70 percent of world emissions …
Details of pledge remain unclear for country that is likely to play a key role in Paris climate talks Indonesia will pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 29% by 2030 the environment and forestry minister said on Wednesday, but gave few details on how this would be done. Indonesia, …
National plans for limiting greenhouse gas emissions fall short of tough action needed to slow climate change under a United Nations agreement due in Paris in December, European researchers said on Wednesday. The plans submitted so far to the UN by about 50 nations representing 70 percent of world emissions …
To overcome an "emissions gap," an anticipated global deal on climate change should encourage countries to upscale their ambition on carbon emissions reductions every few years, according to a paper published Monday by two British institutes. The paper was written by researchers from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change …
The Paris climate conference provides an important opportunity to advance global cooperation toward a low-carbon future that greatly mitigates climate risks and helps countries adapt to those risks already locked-in. This paper has highlighted the keys to successful international climate cooperation in Paris and beyond.
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly speaker Nabam Rebia would hold Third Legislators’ Meet at Fourth Sustainable Mountain Development Summit in Itanagar on October 8. Rebia has finalised to hold the meet after an hour long discussion with Lok Sabha member from Sikkim and Globe India secretary general PD Rai at Arunachal Bhawan …
'Rich countries must meet their financial burden for climate change' India would continue to ask for developed countries to meet their obligations to provide finance and technology to developing countries, said, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. Dismissing the chief economic advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian’s views as one of many, he …
India's climate action plan ahead of the United Nations' Paris summit in December will come with sector-specific emphasis on emission reduction. The Union environment ministry has held at least five rounds of meetings with key infrastructure ministries to help clarify the definition, scope and approach for preparing India's Intended Nationally …
EU Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete today asked India, Indonesia, Argentina, Brazil and other big countries to immediately submit their emissions reductions targets for the UN climate summit in Paris later this year. "Key G20 countries such as Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey must submit their …
India's target for Paris deal by end September India is likely to announce its targets for the Paris deal by September-end. The Indian offering– called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)– is expected to have different components with an over-arching target for reducing the emission intensity of the economy by 2030. …
Describing solar energy as the ultimate solution to India's energy problem, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon Indian scientists to work towards developing more efficient equipment which could revolutionise the entire sector. His remarks came during his interaction with 30 eminent scientists from top institutions of India …
SUVA: India should support Fiji and other Pacific island countries at the climate change talks to be held in Paris later this year, the government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) said on Monday. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted this in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he congratulated him …
India will announce its voluntary emission reduction targets well ahead of the deadline of October 1, the Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javdekar, told Parliament on Tuesday. It was agreed in the Lima climate conference last year that all countries would submit their ‘intended nationally determined …
France, which is chairing the December round of the UN-sponsored climate talks in Paris, is working towards setting up a mechanism to help countries address specific challenges to adopting climate-friendly, low-carbon development options. It has stressed that a co-operative approach — "what every country can do, and how we can …
Heads of state may not be part of concluding round of talks during the crucial Paris climate summit in December unlike the Copenhagen conference which failed to clinch a deal despite presence of almost all top political leaders there during final leg of negotiations six years ago. Though the host …
