Climate Convention

Climate change is little more than an afterthought for attendees at the Republican National Convention, who are gathered this week to crown Donald Trump as their party's nominee for this November's election.

The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia most hit by the dangerous phenomena.

India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations.

US conservatives holding a big convention are divided on climate issues as basic as whether carbon dioxide is good for the planet and if global warming should be a priority for humanity in this day and age.

India on Monday submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its long-term plan to achieve the net-zero target by 2070, emphasising climate justice, sustainable lifestyles and equity.

Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stand on public interest litigation seeking the constitution of an expert committee for the realisation of the promises made by India at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2021.

2022 is significant as the World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day for the first time

The India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed a memorandum of understanding at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Friday.

India has named two more wetlands of international importance-- Lonar lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar in Agra-- under the Ramsar Convention, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday.

Speaking at the 60th Annual Convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, said that the government's new battery policy could help boost demand for electric vehicles in India.

Speaking at the 60th Annual Convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said the Government of India will soon announce the scrappage policy.

India is "walking the talk" in its climate change commitments and has reduced emission intensity by 21 per cent of its GDP while also being on track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emission reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

In a move that may positively impact over 10 million people living on the coastline, India today started a 43 million dollar project to boost climate resilience in three coastal states in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning spoke at the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). He announced that India would raise its target for restoring degraded land from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030.

The 24th annual global climate change summit, known as Conference of Parties (CoP), will be held in December at Katowice in Poland. CoP is the highest decision-making body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Climate change is little more than an afterthought for attendees at the Republican National Convention, who are gathered this week to crown Donald Trump as their party's nominee for this November's election.

The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia most hit by the dangerous phenomena.

India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations.

US conservatives holding a big convention are divided on climate issues as basic as whether carbon dioxide is good for the planet and if global warming should be a priority for humanity in this day and age.

India on Monday submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its long-term plan to achieve the net-zero target by 2070, emphasising climate justice, sustainable lifestyles and equity.

Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stand on public interest litigation seeking the constitution of an expert committee for the realisation of the promises made by India at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2021.

2022 is significant as the World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day for the first time

The India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed a memorandum of understanding at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Friday.

India has named two more wetlands of international importance-- Lonar lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar in Agra-- under the Ramsar Convention, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday.

Speaking at the 60th Annual Convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, said that the government's new battery policy could help boost demand for electric vehicles in India.

Speaking at the 60th Annual Convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said the Government of India will soon announce the scrappage policy.

India is "walking the talk" in its climate change commitments and has reduced emission intensity by 21 per cent of its GDP while also being on track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emission reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

In a move that may positively impact over 10 million people living on the coastline, India today started a 43 million dollar project to boost climate resilience in three coastal states in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning spoke at the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). He announced that India would raise its target for restoring degraded land from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030.

The 24th annual global climate change summit, known as Conference of Parties (CoP), will be held in December at Katowice in Poland. CoP is the highest decision-making body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)