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India Recognises The Need For Environmentally Sustainable Development StrategyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019
The International Monetary Fund looks at India as a country that recognizes the need for an environmentally sustainable development strategy as the global community gears up for a decisive fight against climate change. “If you look at India in the last generation, India has... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon tax , Climate Change , green transformation , IMF , NDCs , Sustainable Development |
With help from West Asia, ISA to reach 100 countries mark at second general assemblyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 11, 2019
In the run-up to the second general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to be held in New Delhi from 30 October—2 November, the first treaty-based international government organization headquartered in India has stepped up efforts to sign up two-dozen new... Read more.. |
India seeks to be a leader in the Climate Change ActionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2019
India seeks to be a leader in the Climate Change Action, as manifested by its initiatives towards reducing fossil fuel dependency and emissions, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Monday, adding that New Delhi would not limit these efforts to its own soil... Read more.. |
Commonwealth targets climate change with replicable regeneration projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2019
The Commonwealth on Friday launched an ideas-sharing network to tackle the effects of climate change through replicable regeneration projects. The 53-country bloc held a two-day brainstorming of indigenous groups, environmentalists, scientists and climate change... Read more.. |
EU looks to strengthen cooperation with IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019
The EU is looking to strengthen cooperation with India in political and security matters, including counter-terrorism, and in tackling key challenges such as climate change, new European Union Ambassador Ugo Astuto said on Thursday. Astuto presented his credentials to... Read more.. |
Most Indian banks fail on policies of climate change'By : Sustainability ..., Oct 3, 2019
Most Indian banks fail on policies of environment and human rights and this inaction leaves the Indian banking sector vulnerable to investment risks arising due to climate emergencies, according to the first edition of Fair Finance Guide India scorecard. The scorecard, that... Read more.. |
Largest assembly of solar lamps: Students create world record on Gandhi's birth anniversaryBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 3, 2019
On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, students from the National Capital Region on Wednesday created two new records in an event which had officials from the Guinness Book of World Records in attendance. They include the largest assembly and lighting of solar lamps and... Read more.. |
India hopes to end single-use plastics within 3 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 3, 2019
India announced an ambitious campaign on Wednesday aimed at eliminating single-use plastics within three years. Environment ministry official Chintan Mishra said efforts to “sensitize” the public against single-use plastics started Wednesday, the 150th anniversary of... Read more.. |
Helping India breathe betterBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2019
Pollution, a major contributor to climate change, is a growing concern in India as it is around the world. India faces one of the highest disease burdens from air pollution in the world with an estimated 100 per cent of the population living in areas with PM2.5 concentrations... Read more.. |
PM Modi announces $150 mn line of credit to group of Pacific island nationsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a $150 million line of credit to the group of Pacific island nations for undertaking solar, renewable energy and climate-related projects based on their requirement. Modi, who attended the India-Pacific Islands Developing States (... Read more.. |