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Budget 2021: FM holds pre-budget consultations with experts in infrastruct
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held the 11th pre-budget consultations with experts in the field of infrastructure, energy and climate change, in view of the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22.
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Biden's policy team to confront climate crisis says Kamala Harris
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): A day after US President-elect Joe Biden introduced climate Policy team, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Sunday informed that the selected climate team will be ready to confront the crisis head-on with our allies around the world.
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Water security a top priority in Covid-19 recovery: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Dec 18 (ANI): Economies of Asia and the Pacific must put water security at the top of their agenda to recover from the fallout of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and adapt to climate change, according to a new flagship report released on Friday by the Asian
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UK, India sign agreements on climate change
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): United Kingdom's foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday concluded his three-day visit to India with the signing of a series of agreements in Bengaluru signalling the UK's strong partnership with India on climate change.
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Former UK envoy to India meets Harsh Shringla, discusses security cooperat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI): Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Wednesday met Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla, and discussed strengthening security cooperation, Climate Change and Covid-19.
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India a key global partner for UK, have shared priorites on issues like cl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI): Shared priorities with India including climate change and COVID-19 make it a key global partner for the United Kingdom, Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Wednesday.
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Macron plans referendum to add climate clause to constitution
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his intention to hold a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments related to the fight against climate change.
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Boris Johnson to announce end of UK's support to fossil fuel sector overse
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will stop funding and promoting fossil fuel projects overseas as part of the country's transition to low-carbon energy to tackle climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce, as he opens the Climate Ambi
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PM Modi to address global climate summit on December 12
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the global climate summit on Saturday on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, said Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment here on Friday.
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Climate change result of historical actions, India not responsible for it:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that climate change is a result of historical actions and India is not responsible for it, asserting that the country has only 3 per cent of all historical emissions.
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Government constitutes high-level committee for implementation of Paris Ag
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 2 (ANI): The Environment Ministry has constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA) under the chairmanship of the secretary of the ministry.
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Government constitutes high-level ministerial committee for implementation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): In another move to re-affirm India's seriousness towards the issue of climate change, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Wednesday constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreem
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