- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityemissions
Developed countries must take lead in global transition towards net-zero: India
United Nations, Jul 21 (PTI) The maximum impact of the climate change is being borne by the poorest countries and most vulnerable communities who have contributed the least to the…
India will have to bear steep cut in fossil fuel revenues to limit global warming to 1.5 deg C: Report
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) India will have to bear a steep fall in revenues from fossil fuels in its efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but…
Green Hydrogen Is Critical to India’s Economic Development and Net-Zero Ambitions: NITI Aayog Report
A new report released today by NITI Aayog highlights that green hydrogen can substantially spur industrial decarbonisation and economic growth for India in the coming decades. The report was launched…
India’s Stealth Ships: Lethal And Silent Power Projection
19 December 2021. The Indian Navy (IN), in order to commemorate an earlier, but equally significant Operation VIJAY (the day the IN liberated Goa from the Portuguese 60 years ago),…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Pressure will grow on China on climate – U.S. security adviser Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday he believed pressure would grow on China to offer "something fundamentally more ambitious" in the fight against climate…
India achieves target of 40 % installed electricity capacity from non- fossil fuel sources
At COP 21, as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), India had committed to achieving 40% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030. The country…
With COP26 credibility at stake, some urge ratcheting up schedule
By Mark John, Simon Jessop and William James GLASGOW (Reuters) - Behind the headlines touting new emissions and finance commitments, the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are facing a battle…
COP26 coal pledge falls short on support as emissions surge
By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW (Reuters) - A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference on Thursday, but…
‘We are not equal’ – what they said at U.N. climate talks
GLASGOW (Reuters) - COP 26, a U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change, is running for the first two weeks of November. Here are some…
‘Time to do the right thing,’ negotiators told as COP26 climate talks open
By Laurie Goering GLASGOW (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With the UK hosts warning that "lights are flashing red on the climate change dashboard", the COP26 U.N. climate summit kicked off…
Chances of COP26 success about 6/10, UK PM Johnson says
ROME (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he estimated the chances of a successful outcome to the United Nations COP26 climate change summit at about six…
China submits updated climate pledges to UN ahead of Glasgow talks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has submitted updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to fight climate change, a UN registry showed on Thursday, formally boosting headline emission-cutting pledges but offering nothing new…
