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US House Speaker urges COP26 to advance gender equality in climate action
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to quickly address gender inequality in climate action as she noted that 80 per cent of people displaced worldwide by global
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MOEFCC Secretary launches COP26 Charter of Actions prepared by TERI in Gla
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], November 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Discussions on climate action must start with those people and areas which are going to have greatest of the impact from climate change," said Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government
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Tibetans say China's climate action plan hurts livelihoods, rights of coun
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], November 2 (ANI): Tibetans have said that China is trying to strip them off their lands under the garb of climate mitigation efforts thus jeopardising the basic rights and livelihoods of the countrymen.
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Seminal statement by PM Modi at COP26, highlighted depth of India's action
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a seminal statement at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) and highlighted the range and depth of climate actions taken by India along with future goals that the country has set for itself, Foreign Se
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PM Modi to unveil ambitious plan for expanding clean, renewable energy at
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil an ambitious plan on expanding clean and renewable energy at COP26 in Glasgow. India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy, wind and solar energy capacity and is on course t
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UN chief calls for leadership in climate action ahead of Glasgow conferenc
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New York [US], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday stressed the need to close the "leadership gap" in climate action before the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
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EVP Timmermans meets Jaishankar, discusses Afghanistan, climate action cha
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New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met European Commission Executive-Vice President (EVP) for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans here on Friday and exchanged views on Afghanistan and climate action challenges.
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EU commissioner on climate action hugely impressed by India's renewable en
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New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): On the first day of his visit to India, European Commission Executive-Vice President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans said that he is hugely impressed by India's renewable energy commitment.
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Solar energy most powerful tool world to combat climate crisis: John Kerry
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Solar energy is at the heart of the urgent climate action, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry noted at the Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance's (ISA) as he urged nations to take dramatic action to keep the 1.5-de
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TERI organizes the National Conference on the COP26 Charter of Actions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], October 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Equity and climate justice are touchstones of any global climate response," said the Union Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India Bhupender Yadav, at the National Conference on CO
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WHO calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PM Modi reviews Agenda 2030, climate action, Afghanistan with UK PM Johnso
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Ahead of COP26 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson reviewed progress on the India-UK Agenda 2030, exchanged views on climate action in Glasgow, and discussed regional issues including Afghanistan.
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