COP27 Does Little On Climate Change

The overwhelming feeling at the end of COP27 was that despite decades of meetings and landmark accords, like the Paris Agreement, the world was still not doing enough to slow the climate crisis,......

Modi meets French Prez Macron, both leaders may discuss Ukraine crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday and discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests as well as regional and global developments, amid......

In Modi's presence, Danish PM calls on India to stop Ukraine war

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis, even as his Danish counterpart Mette......

Modi reaches Denmark, holds talks with Danish PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen and the two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest to boost the bilateral......

A requiem for Rio in Paris

The net effect of the Paris agreement for India is a sense of resignation that we cannot gain much from international cooperation either in the form of technology or funding. Without any mandatory......

World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels

New text is "ambitious and balanced", says French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius   The global climate summit in Paris agreed a landmark accord on Saturday, setting the course for a......

'Nice mosquito bite' in Paris

At the Paris climate change summit, there is talk of restricting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius instead of 2 degrees Celsius, which has been negotiated so far. This would give India less......

Paris package gets green light from 196 nations

Penultimate draft for climate pact cleared; solution to all other issues to be resolved by ministers in the second week of negotiations On Saturday, after four years of negotiations that began in......