Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
CHINA Three Gorges Corporation and Russia's hydropower company RusHydro have signed an agreement to jointly develop a hydropower project in Russia. In a preliminary agreement signed in Moscow on Friday, the two sides plan to set up a joint venture for building a hydropower plant on the Bureya river in …
SHANGHAI - China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have adopted an action plan on environmental cooperation for the 2015-2019 period. Chinese Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining and his counterparts from Japan and the Republic of Korea, Yoshio Mochizuki and Yoon Seong-kyu, endorsed the plan during a two-day trilateral …
Japan and China agreed on Wednesday to step up their cooperation in combating air pollution when their environment ministers held their first talks in three years in the latest sign of thawing relations between Asia's two biggest economies. Japanese Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki met separately with his Chinese and South …
Kenya and Tanzania have signed an agreement on environmental conservation and management of trans-boundary forest resources. In a meeting in Arusha last week, the two countries signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation on management of forests and enhancing the laws on forests. Kenya Forest Service acting CEO Emilio Mugo and …
SHANGHAI – Japan, China and South Korea will adopt an action plan Thursday for jointly tackling environmental issues over the next five years, even as trilateral cooperation in other areas remains elusive due to political constraints. The action plan for 2015-2019 is set to be endorsed by the environment ministers …
Japan and China agreed Wednesday to step up their cooperation in combating air pollution when their environment ministers held their first talks in three years in the latest sign of thawing relations between Asia’s two biggest economies. Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki met separately with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, …
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner exchange documents during signing ceremony at the Kremlin. 23 April 2015 Argentina is looking to Russia to help reverse a costly energy deficit Russia and Argentina have signed a series of framework agreements on economic and energy co-operation following …
Luanda — The minister of Environment Fátima Jardim and the her Moroccan colleague Hakimael Haite Tuesday in Marrakech discussed cooperation on climate change programme aiming at the preservation of soils to reduce greenhouse effects. The information is contained in a press release that reached Angop Wednesday, saying the meeting took …
The Ministry of Water Resources said Egypt and Kenya will sign a memorandum of understanding worth 5.5 million dollars (around 40 million pounds) for boosting bilateral water cooperation, the ministry said in a statement. It said Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy met with Kenyan Minister of Agriculture, Livestock …
Khartoum - An agreement on Health Cooperation including all the fields of health work, exchange of information and combating diseases and epidemics was signed between Tanzania and Sudan on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Health. The agreement, which was signed the Federal Minister of Health, Bahr Idriss Abu-Garda and …
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) centrality was one of the biggest motivations for ASEAN’s proposal of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2011. In order to gain both politically and economically, ASEAN should play proactive roles in the RCEP negotiation as the driver of substance. ASEAN has already …
The past month has been a very active and meaningful one for KKL-JNF Finland, which organized a number of diverse range of events focused on Israel and the environment The events were attended by a diverse range of people from Jewish and Christian groups, government figures and the general Finnish …
Pretoria - South Africa and France have signed an Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation, the Energy Department announced on Tuesday. "This agreement initiates the preparatory phase for the possible deployment of French nuclear technology in South Africa," said the department. The agreement builds on the more than 40 years …
They never actually broke bread together, but President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a small step toward warmer relations Tuesday when they agreed to work together on climate change, one of the most contentious issues facing the countries. News of a baby-step agreement came at the end …
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said here Monday that Beijing will offer $6 million to support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in promoting South-South cooperation on climate change. Zhang, who is here to attend Tuesday's UN Climate Summit as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy, made the pledge in a …
Island nations poised to suffer early and greater climate impacts convene renowned experts and scientists to define real-world, near-term solutions at United Nations Climate Summit. A new real-world, near-term solution action plan commissioned by the Republic of Nauru, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and written by …
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday pledged to pursue close cooperation with the Maldives on climate change ahead of his state visit to the island country. "China will continue to pursue close cooperation with it (the Maldives) on climate change, human rights and other issues," Xi said in a signed …
China will exert consistent and unswerving efforts to establish a strategic partnership of energy cooperation with Russia as agreed by the heads of state of the two countries, Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said here Saturday. Zhang made the remarks as he co-chaired the 11th meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation …
The world can double the share of renewables in its energy use by 2030. REmap 2030, a renewable energy roadmap, is the first study of global renewable energy potential to be based on data from official governmental sources. Prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in consultation with governments …
Beijing will join hands with Paris to explore third-party nuclear energy markets, Premier Li Keqiang told the French foreign minister on Monday. Li made the remarks when meeting French Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister Laurent Fabius at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in downtown Beijing. Fabius was on a working visit …
