NGT summons Delhi govt official on action plan on climate change
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned an official of the Environment Department in Delhi to explain the proposed amendments made by the AAP government …
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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 …
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 …
Leaders back climate change urgency in New York
Heads of state and government on Monday kicked off “Climate Week,” held every year on the margins of the UN General Assembly, by urging world …
Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN …
Wind, solar farms could bring rains to Sahara Desert
A massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert would increase precipitation and vegetation in the world’s largest hot desert. The study, published in …
High-level EU delegation to visit India for collaboration on green businesses and circular economy
A high-level European Union delegation will be here next week to explore collaboration with India in green businesses and promote circular economy which aims to …
Bhopal and Kolkata tops CSE rankings of some Indian cities on clean transportation
Indian cities are experiencing an explosive motorisation phase. It had taken 60 years – from 1952 to 2008 – for the number of registered vehicles …