India concerned over climate changeOctober 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet on Thursday endorsed the global concern over climate change and termed it as one of the most important challenges that needs to be tackled by the entire world. "Climate change is one of the most important challenges currently facing the world.
Climate change: India, Argentina call on developed nations to do their bitOctober 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Argentina on Wednesday recognized that climate change is a global challenge with strong economic, environmental and social dimensions. The leaders of the two countries said climate change impacts all countries, but is particularly severe for developing countries, given their vulnerabilities, inadequate means and limited capacities to adapt to its effects.
PM's council discusses coordinating climate change knowledgeOctober 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change met here Tuesday to discuss the setting up of a network of institutions for mutual exchange of knowledge on climate change, a member of the council said. Called "strategic knowledge on climate change", the "networked institutional framework" would help coordinate all research work on the topic going on in universities and other institutions, including modelling the outcome of various scenarios in a warmer world and putting together a database, said the member, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen in IndiaSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen who is on a three day visit to India from Thursday, will make an effort to speed up negotiations on climate deal ahead of a key summit in Copenhagen in December. Rasmussen's will have discussion with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra Pachauri.
India's per capita energy consumption is 'lowest': ChavanJuly 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan Monday said India's per capita energy consumption was "the lowest" in the world and the nation "can defend its interests". Chavan, addressing a gathering on Earth Sciences Foundation Day at Vigyan Bhavan in the capital, said climate change has now come into international diplomatic domain and India needed to carry out reserach and study to put its stance at the international level.
India, US to hold talks on climate changeJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Special Envoy on Climate Change Systems Shyam Saran and his US counterpart Todd Stern will hold talks on climate change today. Stern, who was accompanying US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is staying back here for talks.
Climate change: Clinton shares green thoughts with IndiaJuly 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday began the Delhi leg of her five-day India visit with a conference on climate change and green technologies - a subject close to her heart and an emerging theme in burgeoning India-US ties. Dressed in a turquoise blue business suit, a beaming Clinton landed at the ITC Green Building in Gurgaon, a township adjoining Delhi, soon after arrriving in the capital on a two-day visit that will focus on expanding the scope of strategic dialogue between the two countries.
Work productivity can lessen by 30 percent in Delhi: Climate reportJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Among all other adverse effects that climate change can and has been bringing about is lessening work productivity, according to an Oxfam report which says the productivity in Delhi can drop by 30 percent because of the global warming. The report, 'Suffering the Science - Climate Change, People and Poverty', said besides the more visible effects of climate change - the scanty rainfall these monsoons for instance - there are a whole lot of other implications that have been and will affect our lives.
Climate change costs India over 2.6 percent of GDP: Economic SurveyJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is now spending over 2.6 percent of its gross domestic product to adapt to climate change, says the country's annual Economic Survey, tabled in parliament Thursday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The effect of climate change on "agriculture, water resources, health and sanitation, forests, coastal-zone infrastructure and extreme events" are "specific areas of concern", says the survey.
TERI chief says Indian Army's biggest enemy is climate changeJune 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has warned the Indian Army that climate change could prove to be their biggest enemy, as melting snow could open a new passage for terrorists.
National action plan on climate change is in place: President PatilJune 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Friday said that India is committed to contributing to the global endeavour to deal with climate change. Speaking at a function to mark the World Environment Day here, Patil said: "We have in place the National Action Plan on Climate Change, which incorporates the vision of sustainable development and has identified eight National Missions that will promote the development of the country while also yielding benefits for addressing climate change."
"Amongst these missions, those relating to solar energy, energy efficiency, water, sustainable agriculture and sustainable habitat will be launched this year." she added.
India wants to meet China, Brazil, Russia over climate pactMay 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There should be high level talks between Brazil, Russia, India and China on a global pact to combat climate change before the first BRIC summit in Russia next month, India's top climate negotiator Shyam Saran said here Thursday. The talks should be at the level of either politicians or senior officials, Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change Saran told delegates from all BRIC countries at a summit preparatory meeting organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).
Britain, India to run 5 projects to study climate changeMay 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Britain have announced five new projects to assess the potential impact of climate change in India and to undertake regional projects to identify and develop adaptation strategies. This was announced at the first Indo-UK Programme on Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation-Phase II workshop here Monday.
'Economic crisis no excuse for reducing climate change funds'February 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Friday stressed that the global economic crisis should not become a cause for developed countries to cut down spending on projects to counter climate change. 'The economic slowdown should not be an excuse to reduce, but to re-double efforts on funding for climate change,' prime minister's envoy on climate change Shyam Saran told reporters here at an interaction.
Youths on cross-country mission to combat climate changeJanuary 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - A group of young people are travelling across the country in three solar plug-in electric Reva vehicles, inspired by a passion to highlight India's local eco-solutions to the challenges posed by climate change. The group of 19 arrived here Wednesday as part of the Climate Solutions Road Tour organised by the Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN).
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