Delhi Metro gets UN certificate for reducing pollution
September 25th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has been certified by the UN as the first Metro rail in the world that has helped in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) ... Read more...
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C02 emissions up 45 percent in two decades
September 22nd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Carbon dioxide emissions, the main cause of global warming, rose 45 percent between 1990 and 2010, reaching an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010, ... Read more...
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India to push for Kyoto Protocol’s extension
September 15th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India along with other developing countries will push for a second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol - the only legally binding framework on reducing emissions ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Ukraine’s ex-PM arrested
August 5th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Ukrainian court here Friday sanctioned the arrest of the country's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.The move came during a court hearing of a case ... Read more...
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Reliance Power total income rises 124 percent in 2011-12
May 27th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Reliance Power part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) Friday said its total income had risen by a whopping 124 percent at Rs.1,892.47 crore ... Read more...
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BRICS has extremely healthy global presence: Brazilian president
April 11th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, April 11 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the BRICS group of countries have an "extremely healthy" global presence.Rousseff spoke to Xinhua before travelling to China to ... Read more...
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Cancun stance guided by need to protect economic growth: Jairam
March 22nd, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said that India's stance at the Cancun conference on climate change was guided by the need to protect ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Delay in disbursing funds to poor countries disappointing: Ramesh
February 27th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday termed the delay in disbursement of fast-start funding by developed countries to poor countries as the "biggest disappointment" and "betrayal of trust", ... Read more...
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BASIC countries environment ministers discuss climate change in Delhi
February 27th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Environment Ministers from BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - met here on Sunday to assess the post Cancun climate change policy and actions ... Read more...
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BASIC countries to meet in Delhi to discuss climate change
February 25th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Environment Ministers from BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will meet here on Saturday to assess the post Cancun climate change policy and ... Read more...
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Climate solution must be based on equity: Economic Survey
February 25th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Any solution to climate change must involve all countries, with reorganisation of "common but differentiated responsibilities" and the principle of "equity", according to the Economic Survey ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
BASIC countries meet to discuss climate change
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Environment ministers from BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will meet in the capital from Saturday to assess the post-Cancun climate change policy ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
India should provide leadership, says UN climate chief (Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India should play a leadership role to ensure rich nations do more to combat global warming, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said Saturday."I hope India takes leadership ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
We expect leadership from India: UN climate chief
February 5th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India played an "exceedingly helpful role" in the last climate summit and "we expect the same this year and beyond", UN climate chief Christiana Figueres ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Cancun was disappointing, don’t expect much at Durban: Ramesh (Lead)
February 4th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Terming the climate change talks at Cancun last year as "disappointing", Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday said the world should not expect much from the UN climate ... Read more...
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Cancun was disappointing from environmental view: Ramesh
February 4th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The climate change talks at Cancun last year were disappointing from the environmental point of view but were a political advancement, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday.Addressing ... Read more...
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Himalayan monks to launch green movement in Kolkata
December 17th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The fast-melting glaciers in the Himalayas could destroy Hindu pilgrimage spots as well as the caves where thousands of sadhus meditate, and monks have decided to launch a ... Read more...
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India, China agree to continue cooperation on climate change
December 16th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India and China Thursday agreed to continue their consultations on climate change negotiations and strengthen bilateral cooperation in green technologies.A joint communique issued after talks between ... Read more...
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India, China reiterate desire to resolve boundary question through talks
December 16th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): India and China on Thursday reiterated their firm commitment to resolve outstanding differences, including the boundary question at an early date through peaceful negotiations.In a joint ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh, activists differ over India’s Cancun gains
December 12th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Even as Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh feels that "India's interests had been fully protected" at the just-concluded climate summit in Cancun, environmentalists were left unimpressed.The UN climate ... Read more...
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Climate conference reaches “compromise” deal to combat global warming
December 11th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by ANI
Cancun (Mexico), Dec.11 (ANI): The UN climate conference in Cancun on Saturday reached a "compromise" deal to set up a 100 billion dollars 'Green Fund' to fight global warming.As per the deal, ... Read more...
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No commitments in Cancun Agreement, India’s interests ‘protected’ (Second Lead)
December 11th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Cancun (Mexico), Dec 11 (IANS) The UN climate summit reached the Cancun Agreement here early Saturday - but there was no mention of the extent to which industrialised countries would ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Climate summit reaches agreement - without commitments
December 11th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Cancun (Mexico), Dec 11 (IANS) The UN climate summit reached the Cancun Agreement in the early hours of Saturday at the end of fortnight-long tortuous negotiations at this Caribbean beach ... Read more...
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India makes major move to save climate talks
December 9th, 2010 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Cancun (Mexico), Dec 9 (IANS) India has made a major move towards a global treaty where its own attempts to tackle climate change may become a "binding commitment under appropriate ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
India under fire as climate talks deadlocked
December 8th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Cancun (Mexico), Dec 8 (IANS) India came under fire to get its commitment to tackle climate change under a legally binding global treaty, but it declared this unacceptable as ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Old quarrels threaten new gains in climate change fight
December 6th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Cancun (Mexico), Dec 6 (IANS) Old arguments between industrialised and developing countries threaten to derail new gains in the attempt to tackle global warming as the annual UN climate conference ... Read more...
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Ramesh suggests “aggressive damage control” to deal with Japan’s stance
December 5th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by ANI
Cancun (Mexico), Dec.5 (ANI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday suggested "aggressive damage control" to deal with the Japanese decision of not signing up to commitments under the Kyoto Protocol after 2012.Interacting ... Read more...
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No compromise on key issues related to climate change: China
December 5th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 5 (ANI): Huang Huikang, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's special representative for climate change talks, has said that his country would make compromises in the negotiation process, but "not on key ... Read more...
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India fully committed to Kyoto Protocol: Jairam Ramesh
December 1st, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India was fully committed to the Kyoto Protocol but there was no agreement globally on its second commitment post-2012, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday.
"India is ... Read more...
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UN climate change conference to begin in Cancun Monday
November 29th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Cancun (Mexico), Nov 29 (IANS) The UN Climate Change Conference begins in Cancun Monday, where leaders of 194 countries would discuss their future commitments to reduce emissions and take action against climate ... Read more...
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India, China and Russia call for global efforts to promote world growth
November 15th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Wuhan (China), Nov 15 (ANI): India, China and Russia on Monday called for coordinated global efforts to promote strong, sustainable and balanced world growth.In the Joint Statement issued at 10th RIC Ministerial ... Read more...
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India will be more flexible at Cancun climate talks: Ramesh
November 10th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India is willing to show more flexibility and will play a leadership role at the climate change talks in Cancun next month to ensure a constructive outcome, ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon urges China to vigorously curb greenhouse gas emissions
November 1st, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that seven of the world's top 10 polluted cities are in China and stressed that it should put greater emphasis on ... Read more...
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India holds important stake in success of international negotiations on climate change, says Krishna
September 29th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Sep.29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Wednesday said that India has an important stake in the success of ongoing international negotiations to address climate change.Addressing the United ... Read more...
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‘Ozone layer no longer vanishing’
September 21st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) The ozone layer is no longer depleting and could recoup its strength by 2048, says a United Nations report.
The phasing out of nearly 100 substances once used in ... Read more...
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