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India demands $ 1.3 trillion annual climate finance from developed nations

India’s lead climate negotiator Naresh Pal Gangwar, an Additional Secretary said the money should flow to the developing world without subjecting the recipient nations to conditions that would eventually block their economic growth.

India demands $ 1.3 trillion annual climate finance from developed nations

India demands $ 1.3 trillion annual climate finance from developed nations

India demands $ 1.3 trillion annual climate finance from developed nations

India demands USD 1.3 trillion for developing countries, says NCQG can't be 'investment goal'

Speaking on behalf of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) at the sixth High-Level Dialogue on Climate Finance at the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, India emphasized that this support for developing countries to cope with the warming world should come through grants, concessional financing, and non-debt incurring aid.

14 November 2024, 17:06 IST

India demands USD 1.3 trillion for developing countries, says NCQG can't be 'investment goal'

India demands USD 1.3 trillion for developing countries, says NCQG can't be 'investment goal'

India demands USD 1.3 trillion for developing countries, says NCQG can't be 'investment goal'

14 November 2024, 17:06 IST

COP29: A climate breakthrough has rarely looked bleaker

COP29 is happening this year in Baku, Azerbaijan, one of the birthplaces of the modern oil industry and (according to civil liberties group Freedom House) among the most oppressive societies on the planet.

13 November 2024, 10:43 IST

COP29: A climate breakthrough has rarely looked bleaker

COP29: A climate breakthrough has rarely looked bleaker

COP29: A climate breakthrough has rarely looked bleaker

13 November 2024, 10:43 IST

India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the conference, and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav may also be absent, with Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh leading the 19-member delegation instead.

10 November 2024, 07:26 IST

India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29

India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29

India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29

10 November 2024, 07:26 IST

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

The COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan's capital Baku will be among the highest-profile multilateral events attended by Taliban administration officials since they took control in Kabul after 20 years of fighting NATO-backed forces.

10 November 2024, 05:57 IST

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

10 November 2024, 05:57 IST

Baku’s test: Can CoP 29 deliver on climate promises?

Doubts about the Baku CoP emanate primarily from the uncertainties caused by the two wars raging in the neighbourhood.

09 November 2024, 21:18 IST

Baku’s test: Can CoP 29 deliver on climate promises?

Baku’s test: Can CoP 29 deliver on climate promises?

Baku’s test: Can CoP 29 deliver on climate promises?

09 November 2024, 21:18 IST

Baby boomers are the new frontlines of climate activism

In 2050 — the global deadline for net zero and the point by which warming is expected to graze 2C — many Baby Boomers will be out of the picture. Millennials will be reaching their own golden years, while today’s teenagers will be in their prime. It’s common to hear that the next generation will solve problems that today’s leaders couldn’t, or wouldn’t.

27 October 2024, 09:45 IST

Baby boomers are the new frontlines of climate activism

Baby boomers are the new frontlines of climate activism

Baby boomers are the new frontlines of climate activism

27 October 2024, 09:45 IST

Balancing growth with green: A roadmap tailored to India’s needs

To combat climate change, India has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.

22 October 2024, 21:23 IST

Balancing growth with green: A roadmap tailored to India’s needs

Balancing growth with green: A roadmap tailored to India’s needs

Balancing growth with green: A roadmap tailored to India’s needs

22 October 2024, 21:23 IST

Sonam Wangchuk detained again after release, indefinite fast continues

Wangchuk has been kept at the Bawana police station along with few others while others have been kept at Narela Industrial Area, Alipur and Kanjhawala police stations, he added.

02 October 2024, 04:10 IST

Sonam Wangchuk detained again after release, indefinite fast continues

Sonam Wangchuk detained again after release, indefinite fast continues

Sonam Wangchuk detained again after release, indefinite fast continues

02 October 2024, 04:10 IST

Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer

Earlier this year, glaciologists had celebrated heavy winter and spring snow dumps in the Alps, hoping this would signal a halt to years of hefty declines or even a reversal of losses.

01 October 2024, 09:47 IST

Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer

Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer

Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer

01 October 2024, 09:47 IST