DDIndia Climate Change: Environmental Insights

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September 14, 2023 11:07 AM

India’s giant strides towards Green and Sustainable Aviation

India has been taking several steps towards green aviation as the country looks to reduce its carbon footprint and promote sustainable development. In the recently held EU-India Aviation Summit, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindi...

November 9, 2023 5:45 PM

Libya Floods: Pope prays for victims, Palestinian rescue team comes to aid flooding Libya

The situation in Libya has worsen after a powerful storm caused catastrophic floods killing over 5,000 people with over 10,000 others believed to be missing. Countries are extending aid to Libya to help its recover from the storm's aftermath. The U.N...

September 13, 2023 9:45 AM

Consensus reached by GCC countries to ratify Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

GCC ministers responsible for climate and environment affairs reached a consensus on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer, during their 25th meeting in the Sultanate of Oman. The consensus includes...

September 13, 2023 9:57 AM

International Government Communication Forum in Sharjah spotlights media’s role in sustainability issues

The International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) in Sharjah is set to kick off with a spotlight on the vital role, media plays in addressing and raising awareness about sustainability-related topics. As part of the event, a Media Seminar broug...

September 12, 2023 4:52 PM

Houses floating away in flash flood in China; 10,000 people missing in Libya floods

After days of relentless rain, China now faces challenge from its aftermath - floods and landslide, that has left the citizens in distress. According to state media, rain from the remnants of former Typhoon Haikui caused more than 100 landslides, tr...

November 9, 2023 5:46 PM

India’s G20 Summit focused on Climate Financing to address developing countries’ climate challenges

The G20 Leaders' Summit that concluded in Delhi on September 10 stressed seriousness to address the rising temperatures and climate change. The G20 nations committed to urgently accelerate their actions to address environmental crises and challenges ...

September 11, 2023 3:25 PM

India’s clean energy push at G20 is a historic initiative

The launch of a global biofuel alliance at a recently concluded and very successful G20 summit in New Delhi, is a great step towards energy transition. Aimed at boosting the use of cleaner fuels, this global alliance on ethanol has the potential to e...

September 10, 2023 1:08 PM

G20 acknowledges insufficiency in global climate ambition

The G20 nations, led by India, underscored on Saturday the lack of global ambition and action in combating climate change to meet the temperature goals stated in the Paris Agreement. The G20’s declaration, released at the Leaders’ Summit...

September 10, 2023 11:49 AM

G20 Summit: UK commits $2 billion to UN-backed climate fund

Britain will commit to provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cope with climate change, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday at the G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi. The pledge would be the biggest single...

September 6, 2023 4:35 PM

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Health Missing from Agenda

On the final day of the three-day Africa Climate Summit, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6, discussions are set to take place around climate innovations. From low-carbon resilient mobility and transport systems to efficient industria...

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