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India wants focus on adaptation, CBDR to tackle climate change

Ahead of UN Climate Conference, India on Monday made a strong pitch for focusing on adaptation and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) as part of the new glob...

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Sustainable Development

A Development-Savvy Climate Strategy for India

During his recent first official visit to the United States, India’s popular Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, met with President Obama, as well as with CEOs of top U.S....

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Sustainable Development

Private sector urged to invest in sustainable development at World Investment Forum

“There is a strong business case for investing in sustainability. Private sector approaches can help us to innovate,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a...

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Thought Factory

If I Become Your Fan Mr. Modi, Will You Lose Popularity?

Because that is how it’s been in all my years. I have always been in support of those leaders who are more unpopular in India than their counterparts who have thrived...

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Environment

Helping India Cope With Climate Change

India is one of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide in the world. At the same time, rural and isolated communities in the country are hit hard by climate change. Swiss a...

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Environment

U.S. Leadership in Climate Change Starts with India

Editor’s note: In an excerpt from his book Still Ours to Lead, Bruce Jones argues that supporting clean energy growth in India offers the U.S. a starting point for ad...

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Sustainable Development

India sticks to stand as WTO talks collapse

Negotiators warn of consequences over India’s refusal to agree to the deadline for wrapping up the trade facilitation agreement A day after the collapse of efforts in...

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Environment

Big data’s biggest challenge: climate change

Researchers are using big data technology to model, interpret, and illustrate the predicted environmental effects of climate change. Global sea levels are about eight inche...

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TV

That's My Story

Short stories are that form of popular literature which challenges the writer to succinctly and completely narrate what he/she would take a few hundred pages to say. Likewi...

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Environment

Severe drought in Maharashtra leads to nearly six-fold rise in migration from villages

In an indicator of the severe drought situation due to 67% deficient rainfall in the state, nearly 3.6 lakh people from Maharashtra’s villages have sought daily wage ...

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