World leaders adopt UN goals to end poverty in 15 years
World leaders on Friday pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years, adopting an ambitious set of UN goals to be backed up by trillions of dollars in development spending.
Sep 26, 2015, 02:30 AM IST
Need to eradicate poverty for sustainable progress, says PM Modi at UNGA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday outlined India`s climate change goals at the UN Sustainable Development Summit, saying he represents a culture that calls the earth "mother" and that India ov
Sep 26, 2015, 00:18 AM IST
Indian-origin businessman elected head of global firm
Ranjit Singh Baxi, chairman of J & H Sales (International) ltd, will serve a two-year term as president of the Brussels-based recycling association.
May 24, 2015, 10:32 AM IST
Telsa unveils battery to `transform energy infrastructure`
"The goal is complete transformation of the entire energy infrastructure of the world, to completely sustainable zero carbon," Musk told reporters shortly before unveiling the Powerwall in a warehouse outside Los Angeles.
May 01, 2015, 15:19 PM IST
