COP21: Is India stuck on the wrong approach?
From this month end (November 30 to December 11), the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21 is beginning in Paris. This will be the 21st annual session of the Conference …
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2016 likely to be the hottest year: UN weather agency
Ahead of the global climate change summit in Paris, the UN weather agency has sounded a note of warning, saying 2015 was the hottest year on record and 2016 …
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Obama, Modi to meet on the sidelines of COP21 in Paris
In an effort to forge an ambitious global climate agreement, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama are set to meet on the sidelines of the COP21 in Paris on November 30.
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Sunny Days: Modi, Hollande to jointly launch global solar alliance in Paris
The much touted International Solar Alliance, an idea mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring together countries that get plenty of sunlight, will be formally launched on the opening …
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UNSC reforms: India pitches for African solidarity, says time is now
India has made a robust pitch for reform and expansion of the UN Security Council and underlined that institutions of global governance can’t exclude New Delhi and Africa, the two emerging growth poles of the world.
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Paris COP21: Boost for developing countries in climate pact draft
In what could be a major boost to India and other developing countries ahead of the climate change summit in Paris, the climate negotiators got their major suggestions inserted into …
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India-Africa Cooperation on Global Issues
The strong sense of political affinity and solidarity between India and Africa dates back to the several decades of the twentieth century when the peoples of India and Africa were engaged in an unremitting struggle to gain independence from colonial rule and to become arbiters of their own destinies.
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India to fast-track German business approvals, deepen strategic ties
India and Germany, Europe’s most powerful economy, have signed a landmark agreement to fast-track business approvals for German companies and 17 other agreements encompassing diverse areas ranging from renewable energy and skill development to manufacturing and civil aviation.
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BRICS foreign ministers emphasise on equitable international order
NEW YORK: In the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approving text-based negotiations in reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC), the BRICS countries have stressed on the need …
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