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Climate Action Plan

ADB 'overstated' claims on climate adaptation finance in Asia: Oxfam

'We stand by our climate adaptation finance numbers which are calculated based on the joint-multilateral development bank methodology. This is important to ensure all MDBs (multilateral development bank) report climate finance numbers that are consistent and comparable,' said ADB spokesperson.

02 May 2024, 03:21 IST

ADB 'overstated' claims on climate adaptation finance in Asia: Oxfam

ADB 'overstated' claims on climate adaptation finance in Asia: Oxfam

ADB 'overstated' claims on climate adaptation finance in Asia: Oxfam

02 May 2024, 03:21 IST

UN secretary general appoints top NDMA official as special representative for disaster risk reduction

Kamal Kishore (55) has been appointed as assistant secretary-general and special representative of the secretary-general for disaster risk reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. In his current position at the National Disaster Management Authority, Kishore holds the rank of secretary to the government of India. He succeeds Mami Mizutori of Japan at UNDRR.

28 March 2024, 03:09 IST

UN secretary general appoints top NDMA official as special representative for disaster risk reduction

UN secretary general appoints top NDMA official as special representative for disaster risk reduction

UN secretary general appoints top NDMA official as special representative for disaster risk reduction

28 March 2024, 03:09 IST

Why India should target net-zero by '47

Transitioning away from fossil fuels in a quarter century will be a transformative change with its share of challenges—technological, societal, and economic.

25 March 2024, 20:37 IST

Why India should target net-zero by '47

Why India should target net-zero by '47

Why India should target net-zero by '47

25 March 2024, 20:37 IST

Report says 30% of India's top 1,000 firms have set climate action goals

The report, 'State of Sector: Climate Action by India Inc 2023' by cKinetics looked into the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) reports filed by the companies as per the mandates given by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

25 January 2024, 21:43 IST

Report says 30% of India's top 1,000 firms have set climate action goals

Report says 30% of India's top 1,000 firms have set climate action goals

Report says 30% of India's top 1,000 firms have set climate action goals

25 January 2024, 21:43 IST

Bengaluru’s green ambitions: trade-offs and challenges

Changing rain patterns, warmer winters, and extremely high temperatures during the summer are clear indications that the city is bearing the stress of climate change.

16 December 2023, 21:19 IST

Bengaluru’s green ambitions: trade-offs and challenges

Bengaluru’s green ambitions: trade-offs and challenges

Bengaluru’s green ambitions: trade-offs and challenges

16 December 2023, 21:19 IST

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

Speaking a day after COP28 president Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber proposed embracing the continued use of fossil fuels, Guterres said: "We cannot save a burning planet with a fire hose of fossil fuels."

01 December 2023, 13:06 IST

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels

01 December 2023, 13:06 IST

COP28 formally approves climate disaster fund arrangements

The fund is to help vulnerable nations cope with the cost of climate-driven damage from drought, floods, and rising seas.

30 November 2023, 13:21 IST

COP28 formally approves climate disaster fund arrangements

COP28 formally approves climate disaster fund arrangements

COP28 formally approves climate disaster fund arrangements

30 November 2023, 13:21 IST

Bengaluru civic body launches climate action plan, aims to achieve net-zero by 2050

With this initiative, the BBMP said it plans to make Bengaluru one of the few cities in the world, and the third city in India, to have a global standard climate action plan.

27 November 2023, 12:55 IST

Bengaluru civic body launches climate action plan, aims to achieve net-zero by 2050

Bengaluru civic body launches climate action plan, aims to achieve net-zero by 2050

Bengaluru civic body launches climate action plan, aims to achieve net-zero by 2050

27 November 2023, 12:55 IST