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India stands by Copenhagen Climate Change Accord: Ramesh |
PTI |
The Times Of India , Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday said it has decided to formally back the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year joining over 100 countries that have already "associated" with the pact. ...More
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S Africa, India in race for UN climate chief job |
PTI |
The Times Of India , Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will pit its tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk against Indian environment secretary Vijay Sharma for the key post of UN's climate change chief.
Sharma will face com ...More
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MoEF now sets eyes on marine biodiversity |
Neha Lalchandani, TNN |
Times of India , Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: Marine biodiversity is now set to become the latest buzz word at the MoEF. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that marine biodiversity had been consistently ignored in I ...More
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IMF floats climate change fund idea |
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Google.com , Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
Global financier the International Monetary Fund has switched its attention to the environment with a plan for the world's governments to pool together to raise money needed to adapt to climate change ...More
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S Africa, India in race for UN climate chief job |
PTI |
The Times Of India , Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will pit its tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk against Indian environment secretary Vijay Sharma for the key post of UN's climate change chief.
Sharma will face com ...More
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Global climate change and biodiversity |
Muhammad Selim Hossain |
Google.com , Tuesday, March 09, 2010 |
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim, an eminent scientist of Bangladesh and nature lover notes that about 40 per cent of about 44 thousand species of the world are at stake due to climatic and other disasters. Human ...More
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Global climate change and biodiversity |
Muhammad Selim Hossain |
Google.com , Tuesday, March 09, 2010 |
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim, an eminent scientist of Bangladesh and nature lover notes that about 40 per cent of about 44 thousand species of the world are at stake due to climatic and other disasters. Human ...More
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ECO:nomics: Creating Environmental Capital |
JEFFREY BALL |
Google.com , Tuesday, March 09, 2010 |
One thing is certain in the race for a cleaner energy system: Nothing is going to be certain for quite a long time.
In Washington last week, the Obama administration abandoned the long-running plan ...More
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`Judiciary making efforts to save environment' |
TNN |
THE TIMES OF INDIA , Monday, March 08, 2010 |
ALLAHABAD: A host of legal luminaries shared their views on the issue of sustainable development and global warming at a seminar held in the city on Sunday.
Former Chief Justice of India JS Verma ...More
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Maharashtra forest cadre very badly managed: Ramesh |
PTI |
THE TIMES OF INDIA , Monday, March 08, 2010 |
MUMBAI: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh ticked off Maharashtra forest minister Patangrao Kadam, saying the state forest department cadre was very badly managed.
"Maharashtra forest department c ...More
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Call to promote ‘conservation agriculture' |
Staff Reporter |
THE HINDU , Monday, March 08, 2010 |
It means cultivation without overexploiting natural resources
This method is being practiced in nearly 80 countries
COIMBATORE: “Conservation agriculture is practiced on more than 80 million hectare ...More
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Environment and development have to be balanced |
Need to study pest resistance to Bt cotton, says Jairam Special Correspondent |
THE HINDU , Monday, March 08, 2010 |
I also saw report from Central Institute for Cotton Research
For nuclear plant at Jaitapur, only site clearance is granted
MUMBAI: Reacting to reports on Monsanto's admission of pest resistanc ...More
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UN names panel to finance climate change technology |
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THE HINDUSTAN TIMES , Friday, March 05, 2010 |
A United Nations 19-member, high-level advisory group tasked with raising funds to help developing countries counter climate change with modern technology, was announced on Thursday.
The climate ch ...More
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Jurists want active role in climate change talks |
J. Venkatesan Share • |
THE HINDU , Friday, March 05, 2010 |
“Copenhagen round failed to arrive at binding accord as they were not consulted”
The international meet on global warming organised by the International Council of Jurists (ICJ), on board a cruise, ...More
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Montek on UN climate change financing group |
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THE HINDUSTAN TIMES , Friday, March 05, 2010 |
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of India's Planning Commission, is among the 19 members of the high-level advisory group set up by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seeking to mobilise financin ...More
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Jurists want active role in climate change talks |
J. Venkatesan |
The Hindu , Friday, March 05, 2010 |
“Copenhagen round failed to arrive at binding accord as they were not consulted”
The international meet on global warming organised by the International Council of Jurists (ICJ), on board a cruise, h ...More
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