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WTO reforms should be wholistic, comprehensive, says Piyush Goyal

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2019

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on August 22 made a case for wholistic and comprehensive reforms of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) without ignoring the ground realities,...

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At solar alliance summit, Delhi to propose global power grid

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2019

India plans to help set up a global electricity grid that may initially aim to link countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam with the sub-continent as part of an evolving...

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Climate, green technologies, skill, cyber, digital and science tech - thrust areas of PM Modi's France visit

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2019

India and France are not looking at the number of agreements but to build a strong strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the European country. Informed sources...

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BRICS nations come together for Urban Environmental Management

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 19, 2019

Acknowledging the importance of urban environmental management for improving quality of life in cities, the Environment Ministers of BRICS countries on Friday agreed to work together to resolve...

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IPCC Special Report on Land to Add Impetus to UNCCD COP 14 Negotiations

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 14, 2019

Preparations are underway for the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which takes place from 2-13 September 2019 in New...

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With help from West Asia, ISA to reach 100 countries mark at second general assembly

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2019

In the run-up to the second general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to be held in New Delhi from 30 October—2 November, the first treaty-based international government...

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UK scientists granted £60m share to tackle global environmental challenges

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2019

The government is awarding £60 million to scientists in the UK to work with researchers across nine countries to tackle some of the world’s biggest environmental and health challenges. The...

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European Union To Promote Bamboo MSMEs For Sustainable Development In India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2019

Bamboo is one of the most important nature’s substitutes for the endangered forest hardwoods and partially energy-intensive steel, plastic and other construction materials and lifestyle products...

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Three Indian PSUs set up JV to mine for lithium, cobalt overseas

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 2, 2019

Three Indian state-run companies are to form a joint venture to buy mining assets overseas that have minerals such as lithium and cobalt, which are used in the manufacture of batteries for...

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India, UK launch clean air initiative in Bengaluru

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2019

The Innovation for Clean Air (IfCA) was launched in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The two-year UK-India joint initiative provides Indian and UK stakeholders opportunities to test interventions related...

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