2 Comments The two major international entities which serve as the enabler of climate finance are Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The financial resources are needed to be invested in large-scale initiatives such as solar panels, and electric vehicles, soon, which are notably lacking in developing nations. The ambition fixed by the developed countries on […]
No Comments Speaking on the global food security, PM Narendra Modi laid out several goals for the top countries of the world. First, we must focus on the availability of fertilizers, and keep the value chains of fertilizers smooth at a global scale. We are trying to increase the production of fertilizers in India and seek cooperation […]
1 Comment The centre released its Arctic policy earlier this week with the title “India and the Arctic – Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development”. The policy seeks to combat climate change and protect the environment in the region,which is warming three times faster than the rest of the world. The policy documents the history of India’s relationship with […]
No Comments Extreme weather events triggered by climate change cost Asia, especially India, China and Japan billions of dollars annually, which threatens sustainable development, DownToEarth reports quoting a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report. Events such as tropical cyclones, floods and drought cause losses of at least $408 billion on an average every year in these three countries. […]
No Comments The United Nations has warned of a “code red for humanity” as the earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably go past a level of warming that the world has sought to prevent. The startling revelations were made in a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report by a […]
No Comments India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the launch of a joint climate and clean energy initiative with the United States to “mobilise investments, demonstrate clean technologies and enable green collaborations” in India that could also “create templates of sustainable development” for other developing countries. PM Modi, speaking at the Leaders Summit on Climate […]
No Comments PIB Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 via video conferencing. The theme of the Summit is ‘Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all’. Addressing the event, the Prime Minister congratulated to TERI for sustaining this momentum and said that Global platforms like this are important […]
No Comments The recent devastation in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has once again warned us about the dangers of global warming. Such incidents occur in the Himalayas due to the breaking of glaciers or the breaking of walls of lakes formed by glaciers. The glaciers are continuously melting due to global warming, leading to creation of […]
