India ratifies historic Paris climate deal at UN

India, the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, on Sunday ratified the landmark Paris climate deal, giving a significant push for the deal to enter into force by the end of this......

Sizzling! 2016 now looks dead set to become the hottest year on record

Phalodi in Rajasthan saw temperatures touching a national record of 51°Cin May this year, the world meteorological body on Monday said and asserted that it is “very likely” that......

Why did Trump attack India?

Trump's diatribe against India in his speech on the Paris Agreement is hard to explain, especially when a Modi-Trump meeting is supposedly on the cards, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. The hue......

PM Modi cautions against unilateral steps in combating climate change

Prime Minister Modi speaks at COP 21 conference in Paris. Photograph: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night cautioned against any unilateral steps that will lead to an economic barrier......

India to ratify Paris climate change agreement on Oct 2: PM Modi

India will ratify the Paris pact on climate change on October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a surprise announcement that will be a "big step" towards bringing the historic deal......

Union Cabinet ratifies Paris climate accord

Paving the way for bringing the historic Paris agreement into force, the government on Wednesday approved its ratification which will be formalised on October 2, the birth anniversary of......

Paris climate pact to enter into force on November 4

The Paris Agreement on climate change will enter into force on November 4 as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its......

India set to sign climate change treaty on Friday

About 150 countries are expected to sign the agreement in New York on the same day. India will sign the Paris Agreement on climate change on Friday in New York. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime......