G20 hasn’t fixed money to fight climate change: NGOs
September 26th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Pittsburgh, Sep 26 (IANS) The G20 leaders have closed their summit here without the industrialised countries following through on their pledge to provide financial and technological assistance to help developing countries limit ... Read more...
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‘Rich nations must help developing world fight climate change’
September 26th, 2009 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Pittsburgh, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says developed nations would need to provide funding and affordable technology to developing nations in return for any commitments to fight climate change.
"There ... Read more...
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Danish Prime Minister meets Manmohan Singh
September 11th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Friday.The two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.During the meeting, ... Read more...
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Danish PM to discuss climate change during visit to India
September 10th, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.10 (ANI): The Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, will arrive here on Friday on a daylong working visit to India to speed up negotiations on a climate ... Read more...
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Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen in India
September 10th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen who is on a three day visit to India from Thursday, will make an effort to speed up negotiations on ... Read more...
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Danish PM to nudge India on global climate deal
September 9th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) With less than three months to go for the Copenhagen conference on climate change, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen comes here on a day-long visit ... Read more...
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Hundreds of new species discovered in the Himalayas
August 11th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Over 350 new species, including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100 million-year-old gecko, have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, according to a World ... Read more...
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US will not limit India’s economic progress: Clinton (Lead)
July 19th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 19 (IANS) Seeking India's proactive cooperation for a new global climate deal, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday made a strong pitch for low-carbon economy and assured that ... Read more...
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No detailed deal in Copenhagen: UN climate chief
June 10th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 10 (IANS) It will be "physically impossible" to have a detailed deal to tackle climate change by this December's summit in Copenhagen, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ... Read more...
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Talks on climate deal remain bogged down
June 9th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 9 (IANS) Officials from 182 countries Tuesday started their second reading of a draft global agreement to combat climate change, while delegates admitted in private and NGOs charged ... Read more...
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Long hard way to global climate deal: UN
June 8th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 8 (IANS) The world needs clarity on the extent industrialised countries are going to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) that are changing the climate and what ... Read more...
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US to ‘facilitate’ Indian technology proposal in climate deal
April 10th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
Bonn, April 10 (IANS) The United States is "very interested" in an Indian proposal to create a global network of climate technology centres and thinks it deserves to make ... Read more...
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World leaders say green thinking can help global economy
January 31st, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 31 (DPA) With the economic crisis likely to dominate much of 2009, world leaders in Davos have urged that climate change should remain in focus.British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German ... Read more...
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Natural disasters killed more than 220,000 people in 2008
December 30th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A large re-insurance company has determined that natural disasters killed more than 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and ... Read more...
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Lack of breakthrough at climate summit does not worry India (Second Lead)
December 13th, 2008 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Poznan (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) India is not worried about the lack of any breakthrough at the Poznan climate change summit as "this was going to be a stocktaking exercise anyway" and ... Read more...
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Massive deforestation leading to climate change, species loss
December 8th, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Poznan (Poland), Dec 8 (IANS) Deforestation is leading to close to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, which in turn are leading to climate change and possible extinction of 20-30 percent ... Read more...
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G8 leaders agree to halve emissions by 2050
July 8th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Toyako (Japan), July 8 (Xinhua) Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) most industrialized countries Tuesday agreed on a long-term target of halving their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. "A new, shared ... Read more...
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Danish Prime Minister to push for stronger business ties with India
February 6th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen today said Denmark looked for further enhancement of business ties with India.
Rasmussen, who is on a five-day visit to India, said ... Read more...
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