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Tweet #Breathe to know air quality in your location

@TwitterIndia has partnered with @IndiaSpend to launch a new hashtag service to enable Indians to get real-time information about the air pollution levels around them...

Paris climate deal: Song of a dying swan?

The singular credit for conceiving and championing the Nuclear Security Summits unarguably goes to US President Barack Obama. In 2009, he called nuclear terrorism...

India cabinet okays Paris Global Climate Agreement signing

The union cabinet on Wednesday, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the signing of the Global Climate Agreement adopted at...

India could raise WTO ruling at UN while signing COP 21 deal

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, who will be leaving for New York to ratify the Paris 'COP 21 Global Climate Agreement', on Tuesday hinted that...

World Bank unveils plan to fight climate change

The World Bank has announced its plan to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy to the world's energy capacity and...

West has double standards on climate change, says Goyal

Charging the Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged them to...

Change of guard 100 days into Paris climate pact

US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Washington some days ago and signed a joint statement reiterating their resolve...

Japan endorses plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions

The Japanese government on Tuesday committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by endorsing a plan to achieve its goal by more than a...