New York, Nov 19 (IANS) “The world’s third worst polluter”. “The third biggest emitter of greenhouse gas”. These are the common refrains about India from the media, politicians and activists in the industrialised countries – and sometimes echoed in India.
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) India joined a select group of countries in June that is building a supply chain for critical minerals that, among other things, are key to transitioning to clean energy with some prodding from the US in the run-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh said this week that India needs to develop but will do so “responsibly”, which is reflected in the country being nine years ahead in achieving the nationally determined contributions (NDC) target set under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change of having 40 per cent of installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) A country that contributes less than one percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, has paid a heavy price for the effects of climate change, making it the eighth most vulnerable nation in the world to suffer catastrophic devastation caused by climate change.
United Nations, Nov 19 (IANS) The United Nations, a world organisation with its network around the globe and countries from across continents represented at its headquarters, is like the disaster central, bringing home the impact of weather-related catastrophes.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Is the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- probably as important as the one in 2015 when the universal and legally-binding Paris Agreement was adopted by nearly every nation -- to speed up bolder and more ambitious climate action, amidst the ongoing geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East still crucial?
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is now planning artificial rain or cloud seeding for districts where air quality index (AQI) is high and has sought the help of IIT-Kanpur for the same.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Directorate of Education on Saturday said that all government, government-aided, and private recognised schools in Delhi will resume regular classes for all grades (from Pre-School to Class 8) physically from November 20.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) As air quality in Delhi-NCR improved, Stage-IV actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) have been revoked, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) sub-Committee's order said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Cyclonic storm 'Midhili' on Saturday weakened into a low pressure area over north Tripura and neighbourhood, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
