Climate action plans of poorest nations to cost $1 trillion
Estimates based on plans submitted by the least-developed countries toward a new UN deal to curb global warming show they will cost some $93 billion a year from 2020.
Nov 30, 2015, 18:19 PM ISTExclusive: Piyush Goyal optimistic of reaching a deal at Paris climate summit
Exclusive chat with Power Minister, Piyush Goyal on Paris climate conference.
Nov 30, 2015, 16:31 PM ISTClimate pledges: Who`s doing what?
The voluntary pledges -- dubbed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions or INDCs -- will help cap global warming at two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.
Nov 30, 2015, 15:33 PM ISTPM Modi arrives in Paris for global climate change summit, likely to hold bilateral meeting with Obama
Prime Minister Modi is also likely to hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, on the sidelines of the summit.
Nov 29, 2015, 18:46 PM ISTIndia, China 'most affected by weather-related disasters': UN
The five countries hit by the highest number of disasters are the US, China, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Nov 24, 2015, 16:02 PM IST