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Joydeep Gupta
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COP28: UAE minister, oil baron as president, funding woes – what to expect from the climate summit
Environmental groups and commentators have expressed concern that COP28 being hosted by the United Arab Emirates. For India and South Asia, money will be key.
Aron White & Joydeep Gupta
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With India as G20 president, where do the country’s climate and emission goals figure?
India has resisted the push from wealthy nations to advance its net-zero target by 20 years, but experts say the country must take the lead to build resilience.
Joydeep Gupta
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Opinion: Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen, but nobody paid heed
The town has undergone unplanned construction, drastic road widening and hydropower projects that have ignored multiple warnings.
Joydeep Gupta
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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UN climate talks in Egypt failed to deliver, except on one significant issue
The only solace is the start of a fund to pay poor nations for the loss and damage they are suffering due to climate change.
Joydeep Gupta
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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
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India’s new climate targets make no mention of some of the commitments made to the world in Glasgow
Details of the promise to reduce emissions remain vague while the goal to switch to renewable energy faces considerable financial and infrastructural hurdles.
Joydeep Gupta
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Uttarakhand floods: The state is paying the price for climate change and reckless construction
As the world warms and glaciers melt, experts recommend a review of ill-planned dams and roads to minimise the impacts of disasters.
Joydeep Gupta, Varsha Singh & Soumya Sarkar
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While meeting its unambitious climate pledge, India is pushing coal-fired power plants
Five years after the landmark Paris Agreement, climate change is gathering pace despite the pandemic-forced hiatus in greenhouse gas emissions.
Joydeep Gupta
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Should Himalayan states be paid a fee for keeping their water clean and forests standing?
The states have asked the central government to pay them for ecosystem services.
Joydeep Gupta
The Reel
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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In Marathwada, drought has gone on for so long that farmers have ‘stopped expecting a decent life’
No one in the region remembers the last time they received good rains.
Joydeep Gupta
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Global biodiversity is declining ‘more rapidly than ever’, according to an alarming new report
Around one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, according to research by a team of international experts.
Joydeep Gupta
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Niti Aayog’s report shows that India’s water crisis is more dire than imagined
This is the first time that the government has officially acknowledged and given details of the country’s water crisis.
Joydeep Gupta
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement