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  Paris climate deal: Key points and Reactions

  World | December 13, 2015 20:28 IST

  New Delhi: A landmark climate change  deal was clinched in Paris on Saturday thats attempts to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2 degrees Celsius  and endeavor to limit" them even more,

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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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  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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  India 'happy' with climate change draft, says concerns taken care of

  World | December 12, 2015 21:27 IST

  Le Bourget, France:  France today presented negotiators from nearly 200 nations with what it called a "final draft" of an unprecedented climate deal to slow global warming and urged them to approve it. The deal

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  Paris Climate Summit: India asks developed nations to scale up financial support

  World | December 10, 2015 11:35 IST

  Paris: India on Wednesday strongly asserted that the goal of capping global warming to within 1.5 degree Celsius from pre-industrial times will require developed countries to "massively" reduce their emissions and "scale up" the financial

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  Kerry meets Javadekar, discusses bilateral efforts to reduce emissions

  World | December 09, 2015 7:12 IST

  Paris: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday held a “positive and constructive” meeting with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the climate change conference here on various bilateral efforts made to reach a deal for

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  India hopes for a climate deal as high-stakes Paris talks head for final phase

  World | December 06, 2015 20:27 IST

  Le Bourget (France): Environment ministers from across the globe will strive this week to transform a draft that has conflicting proposals into a concrete climate pact to cap greenhouse gas emissions amid India's assertion that

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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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  Sharif-Modi meet an ice-breaker: Pakistani official

  World | December 01, 2015 16:17 IST

  Paris: The brief meeting here between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan was "more of an ice-breaker than anything else", a Pakistani official said in remarks published on Tuesday.The meeting took place on Monday

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  Will Paris be PM Modi's biggest foreign policy challenge yet?

  World | December 01, 2015 14:56 IST

  Paris: For a Prime Minister who is projecting himself as a global leader, Narendra Modi's visit to Paris for Climate Change negotiations is being seen as his toughest challenge so far.A day before the beginning

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  Negotiators from 150 nations began talks to reach climate deal

  World | December 01, 2015 14:20 IST

  Paris: Bitterly divided negotiators from nearly 150 countries began talks today on a landmark deal to cut Earth-warming greenhouse gas, amid rising emissions and 2015 threatening to be the hottest year ever recorded in history.The

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  PM returns home after attending climate change conference in Paris

  Politics | December 01, 2015 11:59 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today returned home after his two-day visit to Paris during which he attended the crucial climate change conference and launched the India-mooted International Solar Alliance.“After historic @COP21 summit, where

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  Climate pact an 'act of defiance' after Paris attacks: Barack Obama

  World | December 01, 2015 9:14 IST

  Le Bourget (France): Pushing for a powerful climate deal, President Barack Obama called the global talks opening on Monday outside Paris an "act of defiance" against terrorism that proves the world stands undeterred by Islamic

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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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  PM Modi, Francois Hollande jointly launch solar alliance

  World | December 01, 2015 7:07 IST

  Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with French President Francois Hollande today jointly launched the International Solar Alliance and pledged India's assistance of USD 30 million for the initiative that brings together developed and developing

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  Developed nations must leave room for developing countries: PM

  World | December 01, 2015 17:11 IST

  Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mondya said that developed nations must leave enough room for developing countries to grow.Noting that innovation is vital for combating climate change and ensuring climate justice, the Prime Minister

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  Paris Summit: PM leaves for New Delhi after attending climate change

  Politics | December 01, 2015 6:59 IST

  Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday night left for New Delhi after wrapping up his two-day visit here during which he attended the crucial climate change conference and launched the India-mooted International Solar Alliance.Modi, who

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  Pakistan media hails PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif meet in Paris

  World | November 30, 2015 18:16 IST

  Islamabad: The brief surprise meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharifat the UN climate summit in Paris was today hailed as a "positive development" by state media here.Pakistan Television (PTV)