Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York
India Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India.
October 17 – 23, 2012
Climate
India, China team up with dev… Continue reading →
Shravya Reddy, India Analyst, New York In early April, India joined twenty three other countries at the second annual Clean Energy Ministerial, held in Abu Dhabi, and reaffirmed its commitment to deploying low-carbon energy. The Clean Energy Ministeria… Continue reading →
Anubhav Gupta, Program Assistant, Water, San Francisco Climate Change
Jairam Ramesh Inaugurates ‘Cap and Trade’ for Air Pollutants
“India may be all set to become one of the few countries to put in a nation-wide ‘cap and trade&… Continue reading →
Anubhav Gupta, Program Assistant, Water, San Francisco Climate Change
India Expected to be Water Stressed by 2020: Blake
“While nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries will be water-stressed by 2025, the problem is going to be more acute in A… Continue reading →
Climate Change
PM Council on Climate Change Okays Green India Mission
“The Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change has approved the Green India Mission, which targets 5 million hectare improvement in forest and tree cover besides adding anothe… Continue reading →
Climate Change
We Expect Leadership From India: UN Climate Chief
“India played an ‘exceedingly helpful role’ in the last climate summit and ‘we expect the same this year and beyond’, UN climate chief Christiana Figue… Continue reading →
Climate Change
In Cancun Climate Talks, India Enjoys Place in Sun
“India has emerged as a new global power on climate change, with major nations voicing praise — and surprise — at New Delhi’s agile diplomacy that helped produce a deal in Cancun… Continue reading →
Climate Change
‘India and America are Indispensable Partners’
“President Obama told India’s legislators in his address to Parliament, ‘We valued India’s important role at Copenhagen, where, for the first time, all major economie… Continue reading →
Climate Change
India will Back Pachauri Irrespective of Criticism
“Indian will back the UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Rajendra Pachauri irrespective of an independent review finding flaws in its structure and sugge… Continue reading →