Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
The 1000-GW objective, more of a desire when the ISA was launched last year, has now become its official target Three years ago, India had surprised many by announcing that it would develop 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy by the year 2022, scaling up its then-existing target by almost …
BONN: Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists said at UN climate talks on Monday, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials used the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming. CO2 emissions, flat since 2014, …
BONN, Germany: Negotiators have so far failed to break the ice on the issue of pre-2020 impasse here during the ongoing UN climate change conference. Though an alternative has been put forward to make some progress, the developing countries on Monday refused to go for it and insisted to include …
BONN, Germany: Global carbon dioxide emission is set to rise in 2017 after three stable years (2014-16) with China continuing to dominate the scene by recording highest increase as compared to last year. Though India too is expected to record an increase (by 2%) in its carbon emission this year, …
Stalemate over inclusion of pre-2020 actions in the agenda of the ongoing UN climate conference (COP23) continues as the rich nations have, so far, not agreed to the demand of developing countries. The president of the COP23 (23rd Conference of Parties) Fijian Prime Minister Bainimarama on Sunday said the consultation …
BONN, Germany: President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has turned the US official engagement here at UN climate conference a low-key affair, but the country's non-federal players - mostly democrats, governors and senators - have been trying their best to mark American presence on sidelines with …
Small island nations, who face the prospect of getting submerged by the rising sea-levels, have been demanding a provision for compensation for damages that countries like them suffer due to climate change. At the half-way mark in the climate change negotiations here, while some progress has been achieved with respect …
BONN, Germany: India is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world in terms of facing extreme weather events with Haiti, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Sri Lanka and Vietnam taking top five positions in the fresh list of nations facing climate risk. The ranking was released here by the Germanwatch, an independent …
BONN: Developing countries including India have asked the rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013-2020), guiding their climate action for next three years, by June 2018 to build trust and confidence in the multilateral process. The appeal was made jointly by all the developing …
WASHINGTON: How's this for awkward? The United States has a delegation at international climate talks in Bonn that will be telling other nations what they should do on an agreement that the president wants no part of. President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw the US from the 2015 Paris …
BONN, Germany: Yoga session at India pavilion here on sidelines of the UN climate change conference (COP23) may be a subject of debate about its relevance, but this age-old traditional Indian practice is quite a hit among visitors. It was a full house on first day of the session with …
A few years ago, in the run-up to another climate change conference, in Copenhagen, in 2009, India had promised to reduce its emission intensity by 20 to 25 per cent from 2005 levels by the year 2020. India is among the small group of countries that are on track to …
BONN: Sixteen of the 25 major carbon emitting countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada and the EU nations (counted together) are not on track to achieve their Paris pledges, says a new global report released in Germany on Wednesday. The report, based on scientific analysis of what all the …
Kathleen Hartnett White testified before a Senate committee weighing her confirmation as chair of the Council on Environmental Quality at the White House. White, who is from Texas, reiterated her view that carbon dioxide is a ''plant nutrient,'' not a pollutant. President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as his top …
BONN, Germany: India has questioned rich nations about their ongoing climate actions, asking how would the developed countries ensure trust in the process (and their commitment under Paris Agreement) if they themselves don't follow the previous decisions (under the Kyoto Protocol) to reduce their carbon emissions. The question was raised …
* Syria move leaves U.S. only country opposed to 2015 agreement * Trump says he intends to promote coal and oil industries instead * Pact aims to curb rising temperatures from greenhouse gases emissions (adds reactions, details) Syria plans to join the 2015 Paris agreement for slowing global warming, isolating …
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by urban households’ purchases of goods and services from beyond city limits are much bigger than previously thought. These upstream emissions may occur anywhere in the world and are roughly equal in size to the total emissions originating from a city’s own territory, a new study …
Syria has decided to sign the Paris agreement on climate change, the world’s final functioning state to do so. The surprise decision, taken amid a brutal civil war in the country, will leave the US as the only country outside the agreement if it follows through on President Donald Trump’s …
BONN: United Nations climate change conference to prepare a rule book to implement Paris Agreement began here on Monday with India asking for including pre-2020 actions of rich nations in the agenda for discussion. India has also decided to conduct 'Yoga' session every evening in the country's pavilion here to …
BONN, Germany: This year will be among the three hottest on record in a new sign of man-made climate change that is aggravating "extraordinary weather" such as hurricanes, droughts and floods, the United Nations said on Monday. The UN report is meant to guide almost 200 nations meeting from Nov. …
