Indigenous lands deliver the world’s most effective responses to the climate crisis, from curbing deforestation to storing carbon. Yet they remain without formal recognition.
In an address during the closing plenary, Indian representatives said that climate change issues cannot be brushed under the carpet, & parties have started to reverse this trend.
In contrast, Environment Minister Bhupender Yaday says, India is mainstreaming adaptation through the National and State Action Plans through domestic budget allocations.
COP29 is expected to be the ‘Finance COP’ given the focus is on long-term climate finance, adaptation, and loss and damage funding. Discussions will be on who will pay and how much.
In a digital briefing Wednesday, John Kerry called on COP28 to hold nations accountable for failing to deliver on promises made at earlier summits in fight against climate change.
The UN climate conference that starts tomorrow is likely to take up the Global Methane Pledge, which India will be under pressure to sign, and review a stocktake of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Ajay Mathur, director general of International Solar Alliance, says pioneering efforts in solar mini-grid sector have played crucial role in advancing solar energy accessibility.
In this climate of populism, the clamour for accountability can easily transform into evaluation becoming a lever of control rather than a tool for feedback and improvement.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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