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The G20 Leaders’ Summit has started today in Delhi. Indian officials confirm that climate change will feature in the agenda. But due to geopolitical frictions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and Putin and Xi Jinping giving a miss to the Summit, it will be very difficult to reach to a …

 India between September 12 – 14, 2023  SME Finance Forum was established by G20 Global Partners for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) in 2012 as a knowledge center for data, research, and best practice in promoting SME finance.This year the Global SME Finance Forum conference is co-hosted by Small Industries Development Bank …

Attribution analysis of temperatures in 180 countries finds the hottest northern hemisphere summer in recorded history would have been almost impossible without the influence of carbon pollution . Not one of 180 countries and 22 territories in a Climate Central attribution analysis of global temperatures escaped the influence of climate …

Dipankar Bhattacharya Even as representatives assembled in Mumbai for the third meeting of the united opposition, now known by the acronym INDIA, the Modi government announced an extraordinary session of Parliament from 18 to 22 September. The way the session was announced close on the heels of the recently concluded …

With a large share of countries looking into transforming their economies to reach net-zero emissions or sustainable development in line with the Paris Agreement, the global demand for zero-carbon technologies is rapidly growing. A new report by Strategic Perspectives compares the performance and provides a snapshot of the global race …

This year, India presides over the G20, a   group of the largest economies of the world representing 85% of global GDP and 80% of global carbon emissions. In this role, India can convene countries around the shared need to scale up clean electricity. The global emphasis on climate change has …

A state level meeting Multi Stakeholder Meeting of Buniyaad Campaign was organized by the Climate Agenda at hotel Golden Tulip, Hussainganj, Lucknow today. This meeting was joined by Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Agency, Labor Department International Labour Organization, Uttar Pradesh Brick Kiln Association, …

Dr Seema javed In 2022, G20 members spent USD 1.4 trillion to support fossil fuels and could raise an additional USD 1 trillion per year by establishing a carbon tax floor of USD 25–50/tCO2e. These funds could help solve some of the most pressing global issues, according to a new …

A memorial meeting on the life and contributions of Janab Iliyas Azmi, a two-term former member of parliament from Uttar Pradesh has been held today at Indian Islamic Cultural Center, Delhi. Having a staunch personality Janab Iliyas Azmi Sahab has always prioritise the voice of marginalised and played an impressive …

 Dr Seema Javed The Indian Himalayas have been in mayhem ever since the arrival of Monsoon this year. The ongoing floods and devastation in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are proof of the increasing climate risks to an already vulnerable and fragile ecosystem. Scientists attribute rising temperatures …