Un Climate Summit
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UN climate summit: India refrains from signing pledges to phase out coal
India also opted out of a declaration that emphasises the need to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions for health benefits.
Scroll Staff
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COP27 summit adopts resolution to fund poor nations for damages caused by natural calamities
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COP27 has taken an important step towards ensuring justice.
Scroll Staff
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COP27: UN climate summit has begun in Egypt with little hope of success
Hope for a strong outcome is perhaps at its lowest in the three-decade history of global climate negotiations.
Joydeep Gupta
Trending
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
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If India wants to fulfil its 2030 climate promises, it must take stronger steps: UN report
The report provides the latest assessment of scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
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Rich countries have no right to label India and China as the villains of the Glasgow climate summit
While the world berated developing countries for weakening the latest coal resolution, few questioned the new fossil fuel projects in developed nations.
Daniel Parsons, The Conversation & Martin Taylor, The Conversation
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Glasgow climate summit was high on words, but low on action
The diluted pact will not put the world on track to avoid catastrophic global warming, but it does represent progress.
Soumya Sarkar
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Glasgow climate pact: An economist explains why India did not commit to coal phase out
Without historical emitters agreeing to enhanced finance, the agreement wasn’t perfect in the first place, says Ulka Kelkar of World Resources Institute, India.
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
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Five loopholes that the UN climate change conference has left for the fossil fuel industry
Until future climate negotiations put a ban on new fossil fuel projects, the industry will continue to thrive.
Jeremy Moss, The Conversation
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Explainer: What Modi promised at the COP26 climate change meet – and what that means for India
However, with dilutions in environmental laws at home, ambitious announcements abroad will not go far in fighting the climate crisis.
Ishan Kukreti
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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G20 leaders’ empty talk on climate action has cast a shadow on the Glasgow summit
While world leaders agreed that substantial action was needed to contain global warming, they made few real commitments.
Caitlin Byrne, The Conversation & Susan Harris Rimmer, The Conversation
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Four key issues to watch as world leaders meet in Glasgow for the climate change summit
At COP26, countries are discussing how they will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming.
Rachel Kyte, The Conversation
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Opinion: For a more just UN Biodiversity Framework, bridging the North-South divide is crucial
The 30×30 biodiversity conservation proposal, which is largely developed by scientists from the US and Europe, could be disastrous for the poorer nations.
Subhankar Banerjee
The Field
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Football, Premier League: Manchester City win fourth straight title
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season