After PM, under-fire Jairam meets Chidambaram

After being reprimanded by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his controversial remarks in China, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh met Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday and is said to have......

Nuke deal architect Shyam Saran demits office

Shyam Saran, Prime Minister's special envoy on climate change,demitted office on Sunday after a fruitful tenure which saw him play a key role in ending India's nuclear isolation and drafting......

PM rejects UN deadline for emission targets

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has rejected the UN deadline of January 31 for submission of emission targets and climate actions under the Copenhagen Accord. The Prime Minister is particularly......

India briefs UN about views on climate change

Ahead of the climate summit next week, a senior Indian officials has met UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the country's stand on climate change. During talks with Prime Minister......

Copenhagen Summit: Who wants what

On December 7, officials from 192 countries are meeting in Copenhagen to tackle the terrifying challenges that all of us face due to climate change, and to seek a successor to the 1997 Kyoto......

What the Copenhagen climate summit is all about

From December 7, 2009, environment ministers and officials will meet in Copenhagen for the United Nations climate conference to thrash out a successor to the Kyoto protocol. The conference, held......

Small nations open to junk Kyoto, India opposes

Opening a new front at climate talks, small island nations on Friday sought to junk the 1997 Kyoto protocol by floating their draft which India vowed to resist as it sees it as an attempt to......

Copenhagen talks may fall short, says PM

With no signs of a possible deal at the Climate Summit here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday made it clear that future negotiations on tackling the menace should be based on equitable......

Davis Cup: India to host Denmark on grass courts in Delhi

IMAGE: India's Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan, of late, has developed a decent serve and volley game. Photograph: PTI India will host Denmark on grass courts at the Delhi Gymkhana Club in a......

Covid scare in Indian men's badminton team

Lakshya Sen pulls out of SaarLorlux Open as father-cum-coach tests positive for COVID-19 IMAGE: Lakshya Sen was aiming to recover from an early exit in Denmark Open recently before his campaign in......

Heads of state vie to host 2016 Games

Whether they are presidents, kings or prime ministers, heads of state have muscled into the inner sanctum of the International Olympic Committee in recent years, successfully swinging votes for......