Prakash Javadekar Climate Summit

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.

India said on Monday that the UN climate conference under way in the Spanish capital should concentrate more on action on the Paris climate agreement and not bring up new issues as it will be "futile" to talk of new targets and ambitions unless the 2015 deal is implemented.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said US President Donald Trump's presence at UN Climate Action Summit during Prime Minister Narendra Modi speech shows that soft diplomacy works.

In the run up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius.

India will formally sign the Paris agreement, adopted by more than 190 countries at last year's climate change summit in the French capital, at the UN Headquarters in New York later this month.

Government today assured the Lok Sabha that there would be no adverse impact on India's development due to commitments made at the Paris climate summit as the country will attain sustainable growth even while reducing its carbon emissions.

A study to assess the impacts of climate change has projected the spread of malaria to newer areas, government today said.

Asserting that it has "secured" India's interest in the Paris agreement on climate change, the government today said the pact meets its "broad expectations" and recognises the country's development imperatives.

India's concerns of both national and environmental targets were achieved in the Paris Agreement on climate change and a statement regarding this will be made in the Parliament this week, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

The climate deal brokered in Paris has been hailed from all quarters as a groundbreaking document - managing to bring on board 195 nations for a blueprint to successfully cut down on emissions.

India on Friday hit back at developed countries that have been accusing it of refusing to yield ground on emissions and funding, saying they were not showing flexibility and posing roadblocks for a comprehensive climate deal, deadline for which was extended by a day.

India today said several of its concerns, including voluntary pledges of nations on climate change, have not been incorporated in the new draft which "is the starting point for the final push" as negotiators raced against time to reach an accord to fight global warming.

India has voiced its strong concern over a revised draft accord released at the climate summit in Paris and said that putting polluters and victims on the same level cannot lead to a durable solution. New Delhi says that developed nations should take the lead in reducing emissions instead of shifting the burden on developing countries like India.

India strongly voiced its concern over the new draft released yesterday at COP21 summit, saying "a durable agreement cannot be crafted by putting the polluters and the victims at the same level".

US Secretary of State John Kerry held a "positive and constructive" meeting with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the climate change conference in Paris on various bilateral efforts made to reach a deal for reducing emissions.

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.

India said on Monday that the UN climate conference under way in the Spanish capital should concentrate more on action on the Paris climate agreement and not bring up new issues as it will be "futile" to talk of new targets and ambitions unless the 2015 deal is implemented.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said US President Donald Trump's presence at UN Climate Action Summit during Prime Minister Narendra Modi speech shows that soft diplomacy works.

In the run up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius.

India will formally sign the Paris agreement, adopted by more than 190 countries at last year's climate change summit in the French capital, at the UN Headquarters in New York later this month.

Government today assured the Lok Sabha that there would be no adverse impact on India's development due to commitments made at the Paris climate summit as the country will attain sustainable growth even while reducing its carbon emissions.

A study to assess the impacts of climate change has projected the spread of malaria to newer areas, government today said.

Asserting that it has "secured" India's interest in the Paris agreement on climate change, the government today said the pact meets its "broad expectations" and recognises the country's development imperatives.

India's concerns of both national and environmental targets were achieved in the Paris Agreement on climate change and a statement regarding this will be made in the Parliament this week, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

The climate deal brokered in Paris has been hailed from all quarters as a groundbreaking document - managing to bring on board 195 nations for a blueprint to successfully cut down on emissions.

India on Friday hit back at developed countries that have been accusing it of refusing to yield ground on emissions and funding, saying they were not showing flexibility and posing roadblocks for a comprehensive climate deal, deadline for which was extended by a day.

India today said several of its concerns, including voluntary pledges of nations on climate change, have not been incorporated in the new draft which "is the starting point for the final push" as negotiators raced against time to reach an accord to fight global warming.

India has voiced its strong concern over a revised draft accord released at the climate summit in Paris and said that putting polluters and victims on the same level cannot lead to a durable solution. New Delhi says that developed nations should take the lead in reducing emissions instead of shifting the burden on developing countries like India.

India strongly voiced its concern over the new draft released yesterday at COP21 summit, saying "a durable agreement cannot be crafted by putting the polluters and the victims at the same level".

US Secretary of State John Kerry held a "positive and constructive" meeting with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the climate change conference in Paris on various bilateral efforts made to reach a deal for reducing emissions.