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Nearly 50 per cent of India currently facing droughtBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
Nearly 50 per cent of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16 per cent falling in the "exceptional" or "extreme" category, according to IIT Gandhinagar scientists managing India... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate change adaptation , Drought , farmers , India , Natural Resource Management , Resource Conservation |
UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate actionBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019
2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday, during a briefing to announce the UN’s roadmap to the Climate Summit in September. Espinosa was... Read more.. |
India, China leading global greening effort: NASA studyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a latest NASA study said... Read more.. Subject Tags: afforestation , China , Climate Change , climate change mitigation projects , forest conservation , India , NASA |
India on track to fulfilling climate commitments: Harsh Vardhan at World Sustainable Development Summit 2019By : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
Building on the momentum of last year’s summit, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), one of India’s leading think tanks, kickstarted the World Sustainable Development 2019 (WSDS 2019). The... Read more.. |
Global energy arena changing: PM ModiBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said globally the perception of energy consumption and supply is changing and nations are coming together to tackle climate change. Subject Tags: clean energy transition , Climate Change , energy consumption , energy policy , India , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Environment Ministry secy reiterates commitment to tackle climate changeBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 8, 2019
Climate change is a reality which needs to be tackled at the ground level, a top government officialThursday said while inaugurating a workshop on global environment facility (GEF) in... Read more.. |
India, Germany decide to cooperate on water, waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 7, 2019
India and Germany on Wednesday agreed that after their robust bilateral economic cooperation, they will focus on the environment and cooperate on water and waste management. "Just like Indo-German Climate and Renewables Alliance, cooperation in field of environment needs to... Read more.. |
DAVOS: India not backing down on climate change commitments, says Anand MahindraBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 24, 2019
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra Tuesday said India is one of the few countries that is moving on track to meet the Paris commitments on fighting climate change. ... Read more.. |
Climate change: World to miss global greenhouse gas emissions target in 2020, say analystsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2019
The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2020, researchers warned on Tuesday. Even as Earth is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate change goals , global warming , greenhouse gas emissions , WRI |
Climate change already covered under environment impact assessment: NGTBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 17, 2019
Climate change is already covered under the environment impact assessment, the National Green Tribunal has said while disposing of a nine-year-old girl's plea alleging inaction by the Centre to... Read more.. |