In any reasonable reckoning, the outcome of the 17th meeting of the Committee of Parties (COP) of the United Framework Convention on Climate Change at Durban was a triumph for European climate diplomacy, placing it firmly once again in the position of a g...

For some reason that I've not quite figured out, lots of people in the dying embers of this UN climate meeting were asking "who's a winner, and who's a loser?" There are loads of perhaps more rational questions you could ask, the most pertinent being: "W...

India the 'grim reaper' of Durban's climate talksFriday, 09 December 2011Today, on the last day of the UN climate talks in Durban, our partner, Avaaz - the global on-line campaigning community with 10 million members - took out a graphic ad in the Financi...

In COP 17 we observed three types of actors; the political, scientific and activists, while each one of them is playing an important role  in the negotiation process. Almost the final negotiation talks are underway through various processes as mentioned ...

In a green initiative, the Railways is tapping a mix of technologies to ensure environment-friendly discharge of the human waste from trains. It has made elaborate plans to scale up the green initiatives in the next two years to tackle the large-scale hum...

Universal Bioenergy Inc an independent diversified energy company announced that it has planned a major expansion into the coal energy market sector with the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a 40% stake in the Whitesburg Friday Bra...

Coal India has target of Rs 280, says Parul J. Saini, Executive Director at RBS Asia Securities.Saini told CNBC-TV18, "Our analyst has Rs 280 price target on Coal India, so of course the stock has come off quite a bit but we do think there could still be ...

South Africa: Negotiators are close to agreeing the shape of a Green Climate Fund, which is designed to help poor nations tackle global warming and nudge them towards a new global effort to fight climate change.UN climate conference close to deal on green...

Amid pressure on India to agree to a legally binding commitment to cut green house gas emission, New Delhi on Wednesday defended its policy, saying it had "a very small carbon footprint" and was implementing ambitious energy efficiency programmes.India ha...

MELBOURNE: Feeding dairy cows the stems, seeds and skins from wine grapes boosts milk production and dramatically cuts the animal's methane emissions, Australian researched published Thursday shows.Wine dregs improve cow milk, cut methane emissions ...

HYDERABAD: In the concrete jungle that the city is, children grow up without even so much as touching a plant, except perhaps at a park once in a blue moon. While one cannot ignore the requirements of development of any urban space, has Hyderabad been abl...

PUNE: Twenty-nine villages in Sangamner and Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district have taken up various integrated developmental activities to adapt themselves to climate change.   29 villages to adapt to climate change   ...

Mumbai: Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it is part-funding a project with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power to build what it said would be India's largest solar photovoltaic power plant.ADB funds for Reliance Power solar plant ...

Soham Baba, leader of the Soham Baba Mission Foundation, says more efforts are needed to preserve nature than to destroy it. Speaking at the Inkosi Luthuli International Convention Centre, he stressed that climate change effects have drastically changed t...

(Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday countries should agree to the draft of a new climate fund and not delay its progress, while others urged more work on a tool meant to help developing countries fight climate change.EU urges conclusion on cl...

New Delhi: With only 30 members, India's delegation to the Durban climate talks is the smallest among all key negotiating nations. China is taking a 150-strong delegation while Australia has 40-plus. Further, several key climate negotiators like Chandrash...

The company is also studying nine different sites in the state for the project.India's largest wind energy company Suzlon is interested to enter into off shore wind energy in the country. The project will be coming to Gujarat. Suzlon Energy mulls off-sho...

The company is also studying nine different sites in the state for the project.India's largest wind energy company Suzlon is interested to enter into off shore wind energy in the country. The project will be coming to Gujarat. Suzlon Energy mulls off-sho...

Representatives of 194 countries finally arrived at Durban with their own agendas to find solutions to control escalating global temperatures. Before they all settled down to start negotiations, they presented their positions.  Climate Change: Who said ...

It is not surprising that the Conference of Parties (COP 17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that began in Durban, South Africa, on Monday, has not been heralded with the hype that preceded earlier conferences, such as the one in...