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PM Modi calls for increasing share of renewable energy at PSIDS leaders' m
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 25 (ANI): To mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for increasing the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix during the India-Pacific Islands Developing States (PSIDS) Leaders' Meeting held on the sideli
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UN Secy Gen. hails India's decision to ban single-use plastic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 25 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) appreciated the Government of India's decision to ban the usage of single-use plastic in the country, a move aimed at going beyond mere talks on climate change.
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Indian Army clears 130 tonnes of garbage from Siachen Glacier
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 24 (ANI): At a time when the world is fighting against climate change, the Indian Army has cleared more than 130 tonnes of garbage from the Siachen glacier in the last 19 months.
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Group of 16 young climate activists including India's Ridhima Pandey file
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 24 (ANI): Sixteen youth activists including India's Ridhima Pandey and Swedish Greta Thunberg on Monday filed an "official complaint" before the United Nations Committee demanding the organisation to order member states to take actions for protecting children from the "de
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Thank you Greta for much needed punch in the face: Priyanka Chopra
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 4 (ANI): Teenage Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg who took the internet by storm with her stirring UN Climate Change Summit speech, got a pat from actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas who thanked her for the "much-needed punch in the face".
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Rohit Sharma lauds Greta Thunberg, calls her 'inspiration'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Greta Thunberg, the teenage Swedish environmental activist who has taken social media by storm through her rousing speech at the UN Climate Change Summit in New York was lauded by India opening batsman Rohit Sharma who labelled her as 'an inspiration'.
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In veiled dig at China, Modi pitches for avoiding politicisation in UN lis
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 24 (ANI): In a veiled reference to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that terrorists should not be allowed to get funds and arms, while adding that politicisation of mechanisms like UN listings and FATF should be avoided for the objective to be realis
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Modi urges UN members to join India's coalition for Disaster Resilient Inf
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited UN member states to join the coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure being launched by India, as e presented a practical approach and roadmap on the pressing issue of global climate change at the first-ev
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How dare you? : Greta Thunberg to world leaders at UN Climate Summit
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," were the emotional words of Greta Thunberg, the teenage Swedish environmental activist, who stormed at the world leaders gathered at the UN Climate Change summit in New York, adding, "We are
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Modi calls for action at climate summit, says India's renewable energy cap
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Calling for action on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the time for talking is over as he announced plans to increase India's renewable energy capacity to 450 GW from 175 GW and invited countries to join the Coalition for Disa
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Time for talking is over, world needs to act now: PM Modi on climate chang
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 23 (ANI): The time for talking over the need to protect the climate is over, and the world needs to begin acting now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, while asserting that India has come to the United Nations to present a practical approach and roadmap on t
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All countries should aim for carbon-neutral world by 2050: UN Secretary-Ge
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York (USA), Sept 23 (ANI): Secretary-General of United Nations Antonio Guterres on Monday urged all countries to aim for a carbon-neutral world by 2050 and thanked the young generation for changing the way the question of climate change is being handled.
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