Paris climate summit

Solar alliance will be life-giver to mankind: PM Narendra Modi

The International Solar Alliance will "work like a life giver to mankind", PM Modi said.

Jan 25, 2016, 17:39 PM IST

PM Modi reaches Delhi after Lahore visit, Pakistan welcomes India's initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif at latter's residence Raiwind Palace.

Dec 25, 2015, 19:35 PM IST

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Dec 15, 2015, 11:59 AM IST

Must watch: How life will change in Delhi with odd-even formula

The Delhi government has been mocked on social media over its decision on odd-even formula. Here's a video on how life will change in Delhi after it's implementation. 

Dec 14, 2015, 16:57 PM IST

COP21: World unites against challenges of global warming

95 counties joined hands together to save the Earth by fighting the increasing global warming.

Dec 14, 2015, 15:42 PM IST

Greenpeace welcomes Paris deal, but says yawning gaps exist

With 196 countries coming together to agree upon the Paris accord on climate change, the human race has joined in a common cause, Greenpeace said on Sunday, but cautioned that there were "yawning gaps" that need to bridged in the deal.

Dec 13, 2015, 22:49 PM IST

India lived up to expectations at CoP 21: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Power Piyush Goyal on Sunday said India had lived up to the expectations at CoP 21 in Paris in protecting the interests of developing and less developed countries.

Dec 13, 2015, 19:37 PM IST

India cheers as Paris delivers ''historic'' climate accord

India immediately welcomed the pact, saying it was balanced and addressed most of its concerns.

Dec 13, 2015, 07:35 AM IST

Ready to help countries implement climate pact: World Bank

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Saturday welcomed the historic global climate agreement reached in Paris, saying the World Bank was ready to help countries deal with climate change.

 

Dec 13, 2015, 06:39 AM IST

Paris climate talks by the numbers

Tonnes of greenhouse gas produced by the conference, equal to the annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of 4,420 cars over the course of a year. 

Dec 13, 2015, 05:47 AM IST

Scientists welcome climate pact but still alarmed

Climate scientists Saturday welcomed a pact to battle global warming as a major political advance, but warned of a gaping hole -- the lack of a detailed roadmap for cutting greenhouse gases that cause the problem.

 

Dec 13, 2015, 05:43 AM IST

Highlights of the proposed UN climate accord

The agreement identifies climate change as "an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet".

 

Dec 13, 2015, 05:31 AM IST

Planned UN climate deal blow to fossil fuels: Green groups

A global accord to tame global warming at UN talks in Paris on Saturday will be a huge blow to the fossil-fuel business, Greenpeace and other prominent environment groups predicted.

 

Dec 13, 2015, 05:28 AM IST

Tears, cheers and selfies as climate pact sealed in Paris

The roughly 2,000 ministers, negotiators and activists in the cavernous plenary hall on the outskirts of the French capital took to their feet in a joyous uprising as their French hosts beamed onstage.

 

Dec 13, 2015, 05:24 AM IST

World 'met the moment' with historic climate accord: Barack Obama

President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the "strong" and historic" accord hammered out in Paris, which he said could mark "a turning point for the world" on climate change.

Dec 13, 2015, 05:17 AM IST

Time to turn words into climate action: IMF chief

"The Paris Agreement is a critical step forward for addressing the challenge of global climate change in the 21st century," Lagarde said in a statement.

Dec 13, 2015, 01:52 AM IST

Engineering climate: From pariah to saviour?

Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth`s climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement.

Dec 13, 2015, 01:39 AM IST

Know: How the world found common ground in landmark climate accord

After four years of global negotiations, two weeks of intense talks and more than a few sleepless nights, climate officials from almost 200 nations meeting in Paris are on the cusp of a landmark accord to arrest climate change.

 

Dec 13, 2015, 01:31 AM IST

Joyful ministers seal landmark Paris Agreement to stop global warming

Cheering envoys from 195 nations approved in Paris Saturday a historic accord to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.

 

Dec 13, 2015, 01:21 AM IST

Paris summit: Historic climate deal sealed; aims well below 2 degree Celsius limit

A landmark climate change deal was tonignt clinched with the approval of India, China and the US, after days of tough negotiations here with the legally-binding pact seeking to limit global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius and committing USD 100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing nations.

Dec 13, 2015, 00:48 AM IST