Adopting Trade and Sustainable Development committments as part of India-EU FTA could help Indian exporters differentiate from competition such as China.
The US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership includes deploying 450 gigawatts of renewable power to meet the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement.
At Biden’s virtual climate summit, PM Modi should assert that India with 7% of global carbon emissions can't be treated in the same manner as China with 30% of emissions.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said US will continue to offer a realistic support to the climate challenge through innovation, open markets and more secure sources of energy.
Almost four years after nearly 200 countries signed the Paris Agreement, the world is far from meeting its goals. Global emissions hit a record high in 2018.
At the UN climate summit, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg told leaders 'we are watching you'. But getting 197 nations to agree on anything is a fool’s errand.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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