Climate Summit 2017
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Bonn climate talks end as developing countries fight the odds to keep their hopes alive
After bitter fights, intrigue and convoluted trade-offs, the window of opportunity had been kept open to implement Paris climate change agreement.
Nitin Sethi
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Bonn climate summit: India and other developing countries score a victory
Developed countries will now need to report what they have done so far to stop climate change.
Nitin Sethi
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Bonn climate talks: What the debate around Loss and Damage is about (and why it is so heated)
Harjeet Singh of ActionAid International explains what’s at stake.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Trending
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How Calcutta High Court orders have helped BJP in the ongoing elections
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Farmers, inflation, army: Why the BJP is facing public anger in Haryana
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Bonn climate talks: In second week, ministers will try to break impasse on pre-2020 agenda
In the first week, developing countries were perplexed by the US and EU acting in tandem, as also the less-than-neutral stance of Fiji as president.
Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Bonn talks: Developing world chides developed countries for failing to deliver on climate goals
137 developing countries collectively demand that rich nations be bound by deadlines to deliver on their commitments.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Bonn climate meet: Talks on developed world’s obligations can’t be postponed, says Africa Group
Xolisa Ngwadla, lead coordinator for the Africa Group of Negotiators, lays out the block’s priorities at the ongoing climate summit.
Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Video
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Bonn talks: US and EU oppose assessments of their current climate change commitments
Developed countries do not want to discuss whether they are on track to fulfil their promises to cut emissions and provide funds to developing nations by 2020.
Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Fiji, presiding over Bonn climate talks, defers assessment of rich countries’ current commitments
India and other Like-Minded Developing countries protested the decision. They say this could raise doubts over promises rich countries make in the future.
Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Principle of equity must guide Bonn talks, says member of Indian PM’s climate change council
Excerpts from an interview with JM Mauskar on India’s expectations from the Bonn climate change negotiations.
Nitin Sethi
The Reel
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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Bonn talks: India and China wrest focus back on action by rich countries to prevent climate change
As part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries group, the two want to ensure that discussions are also held on what developed countries have done so far.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Rich nations must take holistic view on climate change, says developing countries group spokesman
Excerpts from an interview with Majid Shafiepour, the spokesperson for Like-Minded Developing Countries group, which includes India and China.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava & Nitin Sethi
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Bonn climate change talks: Fiji’s proposal to raise targets on cutting emissions angers India, China
The island nation wants all countries to compulsorily raise goals before 2020. But some countries say this subverts the accepted decision-making process.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava & Nitin Sethi
The Field
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Badminton, Malaysia Masters Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu goes down to Wang Zhi Yi in a decider
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra pulls out of Ostrava Golden Spike event with an injury
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World Para Athletics C’ships 2024: India finish campaign with 17 medals, including six gold
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Belgium as it happened: Men’s team held; women’s team lose
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Weightlifting, Youth World C’ships: Bedabrat Bharali becomes first Indian man to win gold medal