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India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the 'Lifestyle for the environment movement', a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our......

Jaishankar to address UNGA on Sep 24, counter-terrorism among key focus areas

Counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, reformed multilateralism, climate action and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines will be among the key focus areas for India during the high-level UN General......

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme. Tendulkar will use his massive global popularity to raise awareness and harness......

Retreat of Himalayan glaciers can be stopped

A new study of the role played by pollution-filled 'brown clouds' over South Asia offers hope that the region may be able to stop some of the alarming retreat of Himalayan glaciers. The glaciers......

Why Himalayan glaciers are melting

Accumulation of atmospheric brown clouds caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases is significantly contributing to the melting of Himalayan glaciers, a recent study by scientists from the Scripps......

India slips 2 spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index

India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Kindly note that this image has been......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

Public source funding reached $23-36 billion dollar in 2012-2013 but the report states that ‘new and additional’ finance must be made available to avoid a 'significant gap' in the......

UN environment chief defends IPCC, slams sceptics

The UN environment chief has come out in strong support of the embattled climate change panel led by R K Pachauri, hitting out at sceptics whose criticism of the body and its Indian chair, he said,......

Crisis: UN suggests robust investment in 5 sectors

Robust investment of $3 trillion into five key sectors, including renewable energy and sustainable transport, could help revive the global economy and boost employment while accelerating the fight......

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Achim Steiner

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India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

Jaishankar to address UNGA on Sep 24, counter-terrorism among key focus areas

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Retreat of Himalayan glaciers can be stopped

Why Himalayan glaciers are melting

India slips 2 spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

UN environment chief defends IPCC, slams sceptics

Crisis: UN suggests robust investment in 5 sectors

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