New Zealand needs a sweeping emissions trading scheme to cover all sectors and greenhouse gases besides balancing economic and environmental concerns, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith said on Thursday.

MUKESH RANJAN
Sept. 10: With gender equa-lity high on UPA-II

Sept.09 : Finally there is acknowledgement on the part of the government that the country is indeed facing a serious drought and a crisis in food availability. For months we were treated to the Met department statements predicting some shortfall in the rainfall, nowhere close to the calamitous situation that those who work on the ground could see developing.

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Differences between rich and developing countries prevented G20 finance ministers from agreeing measures on Saturday to curb global warming, casting more doubt on U.N. efforts to agree a new climate treaty.

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Lou Zhaohui has said that China has already given one billion dollars in two tranche to enhance Pakistan's foreign reserves and improve Pakistan's economy.

Confronted by a financial and economic shock unmatched in the postwar era, leaders of the Group of 20 have been united in their commitment to take all necessary action to restore global growth. To date, the fiscal, monetary and financial policy response across the G20 countries has been unprecedented

Over the last 50 years, nine out of ten natural disasters around the world have been the result of extreme weather and climate events. Storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves, dust storms, wildfires and many other natural hazards threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide.

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The United Nations issued its