Haryana govt plans to encourage use of drones in agriculture

IANS | December 10, 2023 7:00 PM

Gurugram, Dec 10 (IANS) Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Sunday said that a new scheme has been prepared by the government to encourage the spraying of nano-fertilizers through drones in Haryana.

COP28: Industry transition challenges continue, says India

IANS | December 10, 2023 6:55 PM

Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment Bhupender Yadav on Sunday that there has been a significant shift in the global industrial landscape as industry transition has climbed higher on the international agenda since the launch of LeadIT in 2019.

COP28 president's reply to Mary Robinson exposed divide among nations

Kavya Dubey | December 10, 2023 10:10 AM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Just when minds and intentions are coming together to develop climate resilience, innovate for cleaner sustenance, and pitch for alternate methods of traditional fuel-based common practices, the president of the COP 28 summit brought the discourse to a screeching halt with his comment that there is “no science” behind demands to phase out fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels-led temp increase may dent COP28 host UAE's GDP by 72%

Vishal Gulati | December 10, 2023 10:10 AM

Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) Nations represented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) that is taking place in Dubai must prioritise ending the age of fossil fuels, says a new report that lays out with stark details the economic impact of rising temperatures on one of the hottest regions of the world.

In first, initiative at Dubai climate talks to reinforce importance of nature in global stocktake

Vishal Gulati | December 9, 2023 7:17 PM

Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) For the first time, the UAE UNFCCC COP28 Presidency and the China Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Presidency have set out a new initiative to galvanize integrated action to reinforce the importance of nature in the global stocktake, which can be leveraged to accelerate ambition in the next round of climate action plans due in 2025.

COP28: Equity, justice must be basis for global climate action, says India

IANS | December 9, 2023 4:19 PM

Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) Stating that India has achieved 40 per cent of electric installed capacity through non-fossil fuel sources, nine years ahead of the 2030 target, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupinder Yadav, said on Saturday that “equity and climate justice must be the basis for global climate action and the developed countries should take the lead”.