Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission has promised a substantial hike in funds allocation to study climate change impact and the funds will be made available after the Kasturirangan Committee submits a report.

This was stated by Member (Energy), Planning Commission, B.K. Chaturvedi, while inaugurating

Neena Vyas

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Friday charged that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had in fact rubbished India

Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai December 05, 2009, 0:13 IST

Welcoming the government

A detailed comparative analysis of countries that have promised cuts in emissions shows that China is promising a near-zero cut over business as usual
Surjit S Bhalla / New Delhi December 5, 2009, 0:50 IST

The climate debate at Copenhagen will offer a fortune, if not a solution
Sunanda K Datta-Ray / New Delhi December 05, 2009, 0:48 IST

RASHME SEHGAL

The run up to the Copenhagen Summit has seen climate researchers believe the minister of forests and environment Jairam Ramesh has walked into a booby trap laid out by the the US.

Ananth Krishnan

BEIJING: China on Thursday said it would stand with India and other developing countries at the climate talks in Copenhagen, and cautioned that the talks could not succeed unless developed countries

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced 20-25 per cent carbon emission intensity cuts on the 2005 levels by 2020. This would be done through a series of measures including mandatory fuel efficiency standards for all vehicles, a compulsory green building code and switching over to clean coal technology.