India to bid 60 GW of solar and 20 GW of wind energy projects by 2020
The Government has declared the trajectory of bidding 60 GW capacity of solar energy and 20 GW capacity of wind energy by March 2020, leaving … Read more
Paris climate accord
No appetite to change Paris climate deal: UN Environment chief on US withdrawal
There is no “appetite” to change the historic Paris agreement on climate change and it is “ridiculous” for anyone to term it unfair, UN Environment … Read more
No impact of US exit from Paris climate deal on India: Top official
India asserted that it is not in favour of reopening the Paris accord on Climate Change and said the negotiations on the issue are not … Read more
Weather alarms highlight need to accelerate low-carbon economy
With India too witnessing a change in its weather patterns, researchers believe climate change may not only challenge the country’s conventional development pathways but also … Read more
Our planet is at the risk of entering an irreversible ‘hothouse’ condition: Study
Our planet is at the risk of entering an irreversible ‘hothouse’ condition – where the global temperatures will rise by four to five degrees and … Read more
World gathers in Vietnam to tackle climate change challenges
World leaders and officials from over 100 nations, including India, top heads of UN agencies and multilateral financial institutions, scientists and activists gathered in this … Read more
Give up single use of Plastic, adopt a Green Good deed every day: Harsh Vardhan
Expressing confidence that a perceptible and measurable difference in the country will be brought about on plastic pollution and other environmental issues in the run-up … Read more
Limiting Global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can save world’s species
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could save the vast majority of the world’s plant and animal species from climate change, a study has … Read more
The Paris Agreement is a Health Agreement – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that records for extreme weather events are being broken at an unprecedented rate, and that there is a … Read more
NGO threatens to take Shell to court if it does not stop destruction of the climate
Friends of the Earth Netherlands has announced that it will take Shell to court if it does not act on demands to stop its destruction … Read more