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  Climate change pact an opportunity for business to redeem itself: Anand Mahindra

  April 23, 2016 14:37 IST

  United Nations: The historic Paris Climate Change Agreement signed by India and 174 other countries affords "business a chance to redeem itself from the trust deficit" bedeviling it, according to industrialist Anand Mahindra. Speaking

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  Climate change: India signs historic climate pact along with over 170 states at UN

  World | April 22, 2016 23:01 IST

  In a significant step bringing together developing and developed nations for beginning work on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming, India today signed the historic Paris climate agreement here along with more than 170 nati

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  'China will achieve its climate action target by 2030'

  World | April 07, 2016 10:40 IST

  New Delhi: China will achieve its action target set at the Paris climate agreement summit by 2030, a top Chinese official spearheading the Climate Change Affairs said here today. Xia Zenhua, Chinese Special Representatives on

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  Economic Survey: Need to use public funds for climate change plans

  India | February 26, 2016 20:47 IST

  Stating that private green finance will not readily be available to India for implementing its climate change plans, the Economic Survey on Friday suggested leveraging public finance, both international and national, to meet the Paris

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  2015 was Earth's hottest year on record, 2016 could be warmer: NOAA, NASA

  World | January 21, 2016 8:05 IST

  Washington: Last year was the Earth's warmest since record-keeping began in 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA said Wednesday.Last year wasn't just the Earth's hottest year on record — it left

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  Ban Ki-moon hails climate pact as 'health insurance policy for planet'

  World | December 15, 2015 14:45 IST

  United Nations: Terming the Paris climate change deal as "a health insurance policy for the planet", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said it is for the first time that every nation in the world has

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  Paris accord shows collective wisdom of world leaders: PM Modi

  India | December 13, 2015 13:34 IST

  New Delhi: The Paris Agreement on climate change clinched on Saturday after 13 days of hard negotiations demonstrates the collective wisdom of world leaders to mitigate the danger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said."Deliberations at

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  India cheers as Paris delivers 'historic' climate accord

  World | December 13, 2015 7:44 IST

  Paris: Amid cheers, hugs and tears of joy, delegates from 196 countries at the climate change conference here adopted late on Saturday the first universal pact committing them to curb global warming to well below

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  Barack Obama hails world climate deal, says it's our best chance to save planet

  World | December 13, 2015 7:17 IST

  Paris: US president Barack Obama has hailed the adoption of the landmark climate change deal in Paris as a 'turning point' for the world adding that the pact represents the "best chance" for mankind to

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  It's a deal: Historic climate change agreement adopted in Paris

  World | December 13, 2015 0:29 IST

  Le Bourget, France: In a historic development, governments today adopted a global climate pact that for the first time asks all countries to limit their greenhouse gas emissions. The approval, which came amid a prolonged and

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  Climate change can push 45 million Indians into poverty

  India | December 08, 2015 17:39 IST

  Climate change could effectively negate India's economic progress, pushing 45 million Indians into extreme poverty over the next 15 years, according to a World Bank report published last month.In the absence of climate change, the

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  'India's image as deal spoiler at Paris has changed'

  World | December 05, 2015 22:25 IST

  Paris: India's negative image of a "spoiler" at the climate change conference here is changing for the better, even though contentious issues like financing by developed nations still remain on the table, a negotiator at

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  COP21 Climate Conference: India happy with first draft of accord, all inputs included

  World | December 04, 2015 17:26 IST

  Le Bourget, France: India has expressed satisfaction with the first draft of the climate change accord released here with the new document retaining all its inputs as negotiators made "some progress" in hammering out a

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  US envoy to UN hopeful of India's participation in climate change deal

  World | December 02, 2015 17:38 IST

  United Nations: United States Permanent Representative at the UN Samantha Power has struck an optimistic note about India's participation in a climate change agreement at the Paris summit saying that its national action plan is

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  Turkey shot down Russian jet to protect Islamic State oil: Putin

  World | December 01, 2015 19:11 IST

  Paris: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Turkey of downing the Russian warplane last week because it wanted to protect supplies of oil from the Islamic State group.Speaking at the global climate conference in Paris

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  India will fulfil responsibilities on climate: PM Modi to Obama

  World | November 30, 2015 21:37 IST

  Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today while meeting with the President of USA Barack Obama has said that  India will fulfill all its responsibilities with regard to climate change.PM Modi made this statement on the

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  PM Modi meets Nawaz Sharif at CoP 21 in Paris

  World | November 30, 2015 18:17 IST

  Paris:  Amidst the twin threats of global warming and extremist violence, The  Paris conference is aimed at the most far-reaching deal ever to tackle global warming.On the sidelines  of the Paris conference Prime Minister Narendra

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  PM Modi leaves for Paris to attend global climate change meet

  Politics | November 29, 2015 16:02 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Paris to attend the world conference on climate change amid his emphasis that it is the responsibility of all to work against global warming.“Leaving for Paris,

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  Climate change a great challenge: ISRO chairman

  India | November 28, 2015 19:29 IST

  Jorhat (Assam): Climate change is a major issue which is impacting environment and economy and is a great challenge facing the world, ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar said today."Climatic change is no longer a

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  Need to shift from 'carbon credit' to 'green credit': PM Modi

  World | November 15, 2015 20:14 IST

  Antalya: Pledging to quadruple India's renewable power capacity to 175 gigawatt by 2022 and cut fossil fuel subsidies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked world's top economies to build support systems focused on nations that