Singapore, May 27 Climate change and related government policies expose Asia-Pacific banks to physical climate risks, as well as risks that stem from sudden changes in asset values as economic priorities shift, according to Moody’s Investors Service in a new
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India and the UK on Tuesday agreed on urgent action to tackle climate change through new, shared commitments during leader-level call. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson signed off on a new
New York, April 23 Warning that the Covid-19 pandemic is a grim reminder of the dangers of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a global initiative in cooperation with the US to mobilise investments for the greening
Madrid, Dec 2 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that global warming could reach a “point of no return” and that efforts to curb the consequences of the climate crisis so far had been inadequate. “The point of no return
Greater Noida, Sep 13 (IANS) India is working to address the issues of climate change, biodiversity and land degradation in synergy, according to Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar. “We are now not only planning and documenting, but
United Nations, Aug 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommitted to continue to lead the fight against climate change at his meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to an official organising September’s UN summit on climate change. Modi made the
United Nations, June 21 Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that yoga can help the world in these troubled times by inspiring the adoption of a sustainable lifestyle to fight climate change and by promoting tolerance and peace. Addressing
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half. These startling revelations by Britain-based CarbonBrief
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Climate and culture are directly linked as without this calamity cannot be avoided, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after he was conferred the ‘Champions of Earth’ award of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 22 Reminding the developed world of their commitments to developing countries, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said developing countries need support to combat climate change. Speaking at a European Union (EU) High Level Event on
Stockholm, April 18 India and the five Nordic nations of Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland on Tuesday agreed to deepen cooperation in innovation and climate change in the first India-Nordic Summit held here during the course of Indian Prime Minister
United Nations, March 6 Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is betting that the battle against climate change will be won through the technological advances and public mobilisation even if governments fail to act. While “there are reasons to be alarmed” about the
New Delhi, Jan 13 India and ASEAN countries on Friday agreed to cooperate in agriculture and forestry to tackle challenges of climate change and price volatility, along with seeking intervention for livelihood opportunities, exchange of farm machinery and development of
Paris, Dec 12 (IANS) The European Union on Tuesday announced 9 billion climate finance contribution — the first major announcement made on the historic Paris Climate Change Agreement’s second anniversary — to achieve climate goals. The Paris climate-relevant investments are in
By Vishal Gulati (18:52) Bonn, Nov 13 (IANS) Global emissions from fossil fuels and industry are pushing the earth closer to a tipping points, scientists have warned. They say there is noticeable climate change and i’s still about to get much worse
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India is fully prepared to finance carbon-capture technology but the developed world’s approach in this area leaves much to be desired, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal has said. “The government is ready to fully
Much of Asia may see 50 per cent more rainfall due to climate change, although countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan may experience a decline in rainfall by 20-50 per cent, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
New Delhi, April 8 Britain and India on Friday committed to support their collaboration in the power and renewable energy under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Energy Sector, which was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit
Wellington, Feb 18 Ministers from China and New Zealand met here on Friday to discuss climate change, and experience and expertise in the field, a media report said.After the bilateral talks, New Zealand Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett said :
United Nations, Sep 27 India moved the historic Paris agreement on climate change closer to reality on Monday by announcing that New Delhi would ratify it and submit the document to the United Nations on Gandhi Jayanthi.The move was greeted
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