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Climate finance: India hits out at developed countries for ‘reluctance’ to support projects

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019

India on Tuesday warned developed countries that their reluctance to loosen purse strings to support climate change mitigation plans by developing countries may threaten the progress achieved, leading to an uncertain future. In a discussion paper released on Tuesday, the...

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From India to Europe, 'global climate strike' events planned for Friday

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join worldwide demonstrations this week ahead of a UN climate summit in New York, as unions and some businesses lend their support for faster action to fight climate change. Organisers said Monday that more than 800 events were...

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Governance frameworks emphasize on board diversity, digitisation and sustainable development

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2019

The Institute of Directors (IOD) hosted the Corporate Governance Summit at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, India on 14th September 2019 under the theme” Emerging trends in Corporate Governance”. Dr. R. Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank received the professional excellence award...

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At UN Climate Summit, green funds, collective commitment in focus

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2019

On September 23, when the world meets at the UN Climate Summit in New York, world leaders will speak about their commitment to preventing dangerous climate change impacts by keeping global temperature rise under two degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. At the same time...

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In Delhi, laying the groundwork for more sustainable land investment

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2019

Executives from leading agribusiness and industrial companies pledged at a United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification meeting in Delhi this week to work toward more sustainable food and land use, including through an emphasis on soil health, value chain...

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PM raises India’s target to restore degraded land to 26 million hectares by 2030

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised India’s target for restoring degraded land from its earlier target of 21 million hectares (MH) to 26 million hectares (MH) by 2030. The announcement was made by PM Modi while speaking at the high level segment at 14th session of Conference...

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Adityanath chairs meeting on Sustainable Development Goals

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held a meeting with senior officials of the state government to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Uttar Pradesh Vision - 2030. The Chief Minister directed all the nodal officers to prepare a concrete...

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Need People Movement To Tackle Land Desertification: Prakash Javadekar

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2019

Tackling the global threat of land desertification has to be a people's movement, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at a bilateral meeting with China on Sunday. The desertification refers to the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a...

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Climate change report offers food for thought

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2019

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report on Climate Change and Land on Aug. 8, 2019. This report discusses climate change desertification, sustainable land management and food security. The summary for policy makers, totaling 43 pages, provides insight...

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Climate change threatens to tear ecosystems apart, warns Amazon rainforest expert

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2019

Climate change is threatening our wildlife, and nowhere is that more apparent than the Amazon rainforest. As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon spans 2.3 million square miles (twice the size of India) and has within its borders the world’s largest river basin. It...

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