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22 Indian-origin scientists to take up collaborative research with institutes in country
The Ministry of Science and Technology also made an offer to top scientists Arogyaswami J Paulraj and Prof. Jitendra Malik to take up collaborative research projects in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science at IIT-Bombay and IIT-Kanpur, respectively, as 'Distinguished VAIBHAV Fellows'.
Despite plentiful grain harvest, China suffers food security challenge as it heavily relies on imports
According to the news report, China's annual grain output exceeded 1.39 trillion kilogrammes this year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that in 2024, China's overall goal for grain production is to stabilise the production of grain rations, corn and soybeans to ensure grain output remains above 1.3 trillion kilogrammes, according to China's Central Television.
Challenging to quantify India's adaptation finance needs: Govt
"India's adaptation finance needs across economic sectors are substantially challenging to quantify," Ashwini Kumar Choubey replied to Jayadev who had asked whether it is true that it would require almost USD 85 trillion by 2030 to adapt to the requirements of climate change.
India releases long-term strategy to reach net zero goal
“We are particularly happy to present our strategy at COP27, which is the COP of implementation,” environment, forest and climate change minister Bhupendra Yadav said at the release programme held at the India pavilion at the conference.
COP27: How to fund the clean-up
Discussions at the high-level ministerial dialogue will centre on setting new long-term finance goals for 2025 and beyond. There are significant issues on transparency and clear technical definitions of climate finance flows from developed to developing countries.
Mysterious fireball' spotted in night sky across Scotland. Details here
A mysterious, brightly lit meteor was spotted in the Scottish sky. Social media was filled with footage of this natural phenomenon while experts tried to find out where it might have landed. The UK Meteor Network received hundreds of reports about this mystery meteor and determined its location.
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India committed to achieving net-zero by 2070; new tech to mitigate climate change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report has, for the first time in the three-decade history of its reports, dedicated an entire chapter to innovation and technological development. The immense potential of new technologies for climate adaptation and mitigation is being recognised by policymakers and investors alike.
India enhanced ambitions when world seeing less action on climate change: Experts
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved India's updated NDC, incorporating two of the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Glasgow conference -- reducing emissions intensity of GDP by 45 per cent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, and achieving about 50 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by that year.
Glasgow University names research building after Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, husband John; Zerodha co-founder 'amazed'
The couple had gifted $7.5 million to the university in July 2019.
Australia to announce investment package of Rs 1,500 crore at Monday’s summit
The Summit follows the historic first Virtual Summit in June 2020 when the relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. During the upcoming virtual summit, the Leaders will take stock of progress made on various initiatives under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Debate in Centre over 500GW Renewable Energy target in new NDCs
The reason: India could lose flexibility on its climate goals if it binds itself in absolute global commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) even as electricity demand remains dynamic and carbon capture technologies are yet to be realised fully on a large scale basis.
India put climate change at the centre of its environmental policies in 2021
At the UN climate meet, India once again highlighted that developed nations have not only failed to meet the USD 100 billion goal annually of support to developing nations since 2009 but also continue to present it as the ceiling of their ambition all the way to 2025.
'Down' but not 'out': Growth needs fuel India's coal addiction
The world's third-largest emitter teamed up with China to water down language on fossil fuels at the Glasgow conference, forcing a compromise: a climate deal that bound countries to "phase down" but not "phase out" coal use.
Little time, but 'mountain to climb' at UN climate talks
This month's summit has seen such limited progress that a United Nations Environment Programme analysis of new pledges found they weren't enough to improve future warming scenarios.
Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor nations
The two-week climate conference in Glasgow saw heads of government talking about how curbing global warming is a fight for survival. The leaders focused on big pictures, not the intricate wording crucial to negotiations.
Party's over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air
The Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 451 on a scale of 500 - the maximum recorded this year - indicating "severe" conditions that affect healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases, according to the federal pollution control board's guidance.
Last seven years on track to be hottest on record: UN
The years from 2015 to 2021 are on track to be the seven hottest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Sunday, warning that the planet was heading into "uncharted territory". The preliminary WMO state of the climate report, launched as the UN COP26 climate conference opens, said that global warming from greenhouse gas emissions threatens "far-reaching repercussions for current and future generations".
On eve of landmark climate meet, India caught between a rock and a hard place
Given its large population, the deepening climate crisis and its global aspirations, India’s net zero target has to be more than the achievable or even a stretch. It has to be a moonshot. It must be a promise that pushes the whole of govt and economy to undertake the radical reforms that are critical for India’s economic breakthrough.
View: Don’t ask India for a net-zero pledge
It’s important to remember that the targets issued by others aren’t anywhere near as ambitious as they sound. The 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change argued that, if warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees centigrade, the global economy would have to hit net zero by 2050.
UN climate summit: Top five issues to be tackled
Transparency is a key element of the talks, because the voluntary nature of the Paris accord means countries closely watch what how much progress others make before ratcheting up their targets another notch. Another debate centres around the time frame for reporting fresh pollution-reduction targets.
Green hydrogen central to fight against climate change
The day-long International Climate Summit 2021 brought together all stakeholders to chart a path that would lead to a rapid increase in adoption of hydrogen.
How the Covid variant first found in India exposed Britain’s weaknesses
This week, ministers confirmed the variant discovered in India had taken hold in 86 separate parts of Britain, including areas of northwest England and Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow. While Johnson says there’s no evidence so far that the arrival of the new strain will mean lockdown rules have to remain for longer, he has already warned a delay to lifting restrictions might be needed.
Foreign Ministers of France and Maldives in India this week despite pandemic
People aware of the development told ET that while French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will help in preparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's possible visit to Paris in the second week of May. The visit by Maldives foreign minister will be key to maintaining stability in the Indian Ocean region amid China’s growing interests and alleged spread of narco-terrorism in the area.
2020 saw environment bounce back to its glory, even if temporarily
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, there was a significant improvement in air quality during lockdown (from March 22 to May 18) as PM2.5 in Delhi reduced by almost 50 per cent as compared to levels observed during 2019.
India, EU experts brainstorm on agenda to tackle climate change
The discussion is believed to be an instrumental initiative to set the stage for the upcoming Climate Action Summit by highlighting the achievements and concerns of India and Europe to ensure that both the partners could reach mutually agreeable solutions.
UK invites PM Modi to Climate Ambition Summit
The December 12 Climate Ambition Summit will provide a platform for leaders who are ready to come forward with announcements of new, more ambitious nationally determined contributions and long-term strategies to net zero, as well as new climate finance pledges and ambitious adaptation plans.
New technology to take cloud computing to next level
The ever-increasing demand for information and data storage will be the focus of a new centre for training researchers.
Indian-origin scientist researching on new Robotics technology
Dr Ravinder Dahiya has got the grant from Britain's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to work on the technology that could enable a robot not only to carry a cup of tea to an elderly person but can also sense whether it is too hot to handle.
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