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India on track to meet Paris climate deal goals; developed nations must provide finance to reduce emissions, says Centre

MoS for environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey was replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the Centre has issued any notice to the big oil and gas companies regarding the process of making the country carbon free

UN, partner countries express regret over USA's departure from Paris climate Accord

Meanwhile, Japan and South Korea, both key industrial nations, have committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

Environment ministry's draft EIA Notification leaves much to be desired; indigenous methods of planning, development needed

One needs to wonder whether the EIA as a mechanism is even functional to address India’s ecological concerns. Furthermore, if it does need a facelift, is the kind put forward by the government a move in the right direction?

COP25 primer: Everything you should know about how we got here, where we're headed

COP25 is the final dialogue between parties since the Kyoto Protocol before the Paris Agreement goals are enacted, starting 2020.

COP25 gets it upside down: Climate crisis calls for justice, management of the supply-side

For a fighting chance of halting global warming, the discourse must shift from commercial to scientific.

Climate crisis: Is there a Savitri to save the world from its climate catastrophe?

With 17 percent of the world’s population, India's current emissions are seven percent of global emissions.

India has long way to go on meeting climate goals, Narendra Modi's target 'unrealistic', say environmental experts

It will take a long time before India achieves its Paris climate conference goals, environment experts said on Monday, terming as 'unrealistic' Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on reaching the target set for 2030 in the next year and a half

No third party should 'interfere, 'incite violence' between India, Pakistan; Kashmir bilateral issue, says France

India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir issue bilaterally and no third party should "interfere or incite" violence in the region, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday after his marathon one-on-one talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

UN COP24 saw fewer women leading discussions this year as usual, reports reveal

The disparity in gender at the COP24 was only a marginal improvement from a decade ago.

Indian 'Help Us Green' wins UN Award for recycling temple waste, empowering women

Help Us Green plans to expand to Bangladesh and Nepal, providing livelihoods to 5100 women by 2021.