Cabinet approves MoU among BRICS Nations on Environmental Cooperation
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for MoU signed among the BRICS Nations on Environmental Cooperation. …
Climate
China-backed hydroelectric dam threatens world’s rarest orangutan
A billion-dollar hydroelectric dam development in Indonesia that threatens the habitat of the world’s rarest great ape has sparked fresh concerns about the impact of …
Green Climate Fund approves USD 1 billion for projects in poor countries
Officials overseeing a UN-backed fund to help poor countries tackle climate change have approved more than USD 1 billion in new investments after a four-day …
Can sustainable forest management save us from climate change?
If you think that sustainable forest management can be a major contributor to mitigating climate change, then you better not hold your breath. A new study has found …
President Trump takes U-Turn, says climate change is not a hoax
President Donald Trump on Sunday backed off from his claim that climate change is a hoax, but said that it’s not man-made with permanent impacts …
REC Group welcomes special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5 degree C’ by IPCC
REC Group welcomed this week’s special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’ by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body for assessing the science related …
No appetite to change Paris climate deal: UN Environment chief on US withdrawal
There is no “appetite” to change the historic Paris agreement on climate change and it is “ridiculous” for anyone to term it unfair, UN Environment …
No impact of US exit from Paris climate deal on India: Top official
India asserted that it is not in favour of reopening the Paris accord on Climate Change and said the negotiations on the issue are not …
PM Modi to get ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the United Nations’ highest environmental honour, the ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award, at a special ceremony in the …
India’s International Solar Alliance (ISA) gets major push with EIB funds
In a major push to India’s International Solar Alliance (ISA), European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer on Wednesday announced a major progress on tackling …