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SoLAR Phase II launched to scale climate-resilient solar irrigation across South Asia and East Africa

India, Nov. 28 -- IWMI and SDC have launched SoLAR Phase II to expand climate-resilient solar irrigation across India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Ethiopia. The programme builds on success of Phase I. It ... Read More


Centre approves Rs 7,280-crore scheme to cut rare-earth magnet imports, secure supply chains

India, Nov. 26 -- The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 7,280-crore scheme to establish an integrated rare-earth permanent magnet manufacturing ecosystem. Five units with a combined capacity of 6,000 T... Read More


COP30 Just Transition: A mechanism with no map, no money, and no manual

India, Nov. 22 -- At the closing plenary on November 22 afternoon, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) formally adopted a new Just Tran... Read More


Big ideas, small purse: COP30's Just Transition push leaves finance behind

India, Nov. 21 -- On the final scheduled day of COP30 (November 21), the Presidency released a strengthened draft of the UAE Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) under the Paris Agreement, proposing ... Read More


Colombia rallies global coalition for fossil fuel phaseout, announces landmark Santa Marta conference

India, Nov. 21 -- After the deletion of "transition away from fossil fuels" in the latest Mutirao text put out by the COP30 presidency in the early hours of November 21, Colombia pushed for a global p... Read More


Heatwaves drive 9% of India's electricity demand surge in 2024: Study warns of deepening heat-power trap

India, Nov. 20 -- New study reveals that heatwaves in India have driven 9 per cent surge in power demand in 2024. It warns of 'heat-power trap' that threatens India's climate progress and public heal... Read More


GlobalSouth draws red lines at COP30: Equity, sovereignty and strong finance define just transition battle lines

India, Nov. 20 -- Developing countries at the ongoing 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have mounted one of their most unifie... Read More


India pushes for equity-driven, economy-wide Just Transition architecture at COP30

India, Nov. 20 -- India sharpened its stance on just transition (JT) at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), urging a globa... Read More


COP30: Global health leaders demand life-saving world transition away from fossil fuels

India, Nov. 19 -- Health and medical leaders representing millions of doctors, nurses, and students worldwide used the ongoing 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Co... Read More


17 nations join Blue NDC Challenge as ocean breakthroughs unveil global plan for accelerating marine climate action

India, Nov. 19 -- As many as 17 countries, including France and Brazil, on November 18, joined the Blue NDC Challenge and extended strong support for establishing a new Ocean Taskforce at the 30th Con... Read More