Paris Agreement
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India hits clean energy milestone, meets Paris target 5 years early | Know how it was achieved
India | Jul 15, 2025, 04:56 PM ISTIndia has met its Paris Agreement target of sourcing 50% of its installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of the 2030 deadline. As of July 2025, 242.8 GW of India’s total 484.8 GW electricity capacity is drawn from clean sources like solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear.
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G20 Summit spotlight: PM Modi unveils India's bold vision for sustainable development | READ
World | Nov 19, 2024, 11:43 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s leadership in climate action, stating that the country, guided by its cultural values, was the first to fulfil its Paris Agreement commitments ahead of schedule. He emphasised that India is now accelerating towards even more ambitious targets.
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Donald Trump: From meeting Kim to action against Pakistan, decisions that made him a decisive leader
World | Nov 06, 2024, 11:55 PM ISTDonald Trump wins: Scripting history, the 78-year-old Republican leader Donald Trump won the US presidency for a second term in one of the greatest political comebacks in American history, cruising past his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a bitterly fought election.
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When Trump mentioned India and China during heated presidential debate with Biden
World | Jun 28, 2024, 02:21 PM ISTTrump mentioned India and China when the presidential debate focused on climate policies, centering on his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord in 2017. Trump argued that the deal to keep global temperatures rising below 2 degrees Celsius was disadvantageous to US workers.
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'Equity and climate justice': India calls for implementation of Paris Agreement at COP28
World | Dec 13, 2023, 05:03 PM ISTUnion Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav's statement came as COP28 negotiators reached a crucial deal calling on 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels. The document urged countries to accelerate efforts toward the phase-down of unabated coal power, but did not mention 'phase out'.
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PM Modi highlights India's climate action commitment ahead of COP28 at World Climate Action Summit
India | Nov 30, 2023, 06:59 PM ISTCOP28: PM Modi stressed the necessity of supporting developing nations with climate financing and technology transfer. He asserted their right to equitable carbon and development space for sustainable development.
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World counts on India to mobilise credible actions to deliver on 2030 Agenda’: UN chief
India | Sep 24, 2022, 11:21 PM ISTUN chief on India: The event here was organised by the Government of India and the United Nations to highlight India's partnership with the United Nations.
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US return to 2015 Paris Agreement becomes official
World | Feb 20, 2021, 07:16 AM ISTThe US return to the 2015 Paris Agreement became official on Friday, paving the way for climate actions through its domestic and international policies while creating millions of "green" jobs.
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India hopeful of consensus on Article 6 of Paris Agreement: Ravi Shankar Prasad
World | Dec 12, 2019, 11:21 PM IST"The negotiations are going as per an agenda which was pre-decided. There are different bodies which deal with different things. The critical decision point in this COP is markets – i.e. Article 6," Ravi Shankar Prasad, India's chief negotiator from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change told PTI.
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G20 nations need to amp up emission cut targets: Report
World | Nov 11, 2019, 01:44 PM ISTTo keep the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees goal within reach, G20 countries will have to increase their 2030 emission targets by 2020 and significantly scale up mitigation, adaptation and finance over the next decade.
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West can't be spared for past 'sins': India on climate change
World | Dec 05, 2014, 08:41 AM ISTPeru: Telling rich nations that they cannot be absolved of their past "sins", India has demanded that they should compensate developing nations for the effects their greenhouse gas emissions have had on climate.On the third