Negotiations for a climate change deal hit a roadblock on Friday with countries like India and China refusing to yield their ground on emissions and funding, stretching the high-stakes talks by a day ...More

According to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, the success of the Paris conference now depends on the spirit of accommodation and flexibility of the West. The euphoria created by the Leaders Ev ...More

NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 11: While commuters in the national capital are preparing to follow the Delhi government’s diktat on use of private cars, four-wheeler manufacturers logging higher sales from di ...More

Greater Flamingos, among others, have arrived in the backwaters of the Tungabhadra “Wow, what a sight! I have never seen such a majestic bird,” reacted M. Basavaraj, a local, on seeing a large number ...More

Beijing’s first-ever red alert for smog was lifted on Thursday, as blue skies and sunshine replaced the thick haze that had covered the city for days. The Chinese capital put its air pollution emerge ...More

DEHRADUN: In a big blow to beach camp owners who were hoping for a reprieve, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday upheld its ban on beach camping near the Ganga from Kaudiyala to Rishikes in ...More

Two degrees isn’t good enough. We need to prevent the Earth from warming beyond 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industrial times, say the island countries. Over the years, the rest of the world has expres ...More

The United States today said it had united with the European Union and 79 developing countries to jointly push for an ambitious accord in Paris to curb global warming. The decision, announced by US ...More

After two days of ministerial meetings, negotiators at the climate change conference in Paris finally came up with a draft text that showed noticeable forward movement on a few issues like adaptation ...More

Paris: From the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming may spell the final ruin of some of the most precious jewels of nature and ...More

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje has directed all 33 districts of Rajasthan to start competing in reducing their carbon footprints. A senior official said the state government has decided that district ...More

PARIS, DEC 9: US Secretary of State John Kerry today held a “positive and constructive” meeting with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the climate change conference here on various bilatera ...More

After a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar asserted that there was no compromise on Common But Differentiated Responsibilities. U.S. Secretary of State J ...More

It was probably the greatest political show on earth ever but if the idea was to facilitate an agreement on climate change, inspire the negotiators to sort out the intractable differences, then Monday ...More

The goal to keep earth’s rising temperatures to within 1.5 degree Celsius of pre-industrial times, as against 2 degree on which there is greater consensus, got a fresh lease of life Tuesday with the B ...More

When you cross the strict security and enter the venue of Paris Climate Summit, you arrive at a broad passage that leads to the array of halls and meeting rooms. The passage is baptized by the French ...More

As major divides remained in the negotiations to hammer out an international climate pact, US President Barack Obama had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which they em ...More

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the progress made in climate change negotiations currently underway in Paris, the White House said. Early Tuesda ...More

As delegates at a Paris summit haggle over how to curb global warming, the role of nuclear energy in limiting climate-changing emissions is the subject of fierce debate between champions and critics o ...More

Half of Beijing's private cars were ordered off the streets on Tuesday and many construction sites and schools were closed under the Chinese capital's first-ever red alert for pollution. A grey haze ...More