A meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit is being planned. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the......
The rare purple frog is one of the iconic species that highlights the most crucial issue being discussed at Rio+20, reportsDarryl D'Monte. A rare purple frog, discovered in 2003 and found only in......
While Indian Non-Governmental Organisations are by no means as well networked as they were at the original Earth Summit in this coastal Atlantic city, despite the boom in electronic communications,......
India is the chair of Convention on Biological Diversity till 2014. India has the chance to lead the world with setting high standards on biodiversity protection within India and with operations......
Across the world rallies were held to draw attention to climate change ahead of a United Nations summit in New York. High profile supporters including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and former US......
India will pitch for the principle of common but differentiated responsibility at the negotiating table in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where global leaders will meet for the Earth Summit later this......
The bad news about the environment far outweighs small advances that have been made, writes Rajni Bakshi.Twenty years ago, it was mostly people who were displaced by dams, mines and other projects......
As a mark of its commitment to biodiversity conservation, India will host the eleventh Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in October 2012. Called 'Rio + 20' CBD......
The world desperately needs an equitable, effective and enforceable agreement under which different countries, societies and corporations cut their emissions. Carbon-intensive infrastructure,......
Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: India coach Harendra Singh is mighty pleased with the attitude and performances of his players. Photograph: Hockey India......