India to discuss free, universal access to scientific knowledge in runup to G20 summit

Steep subscription prices of sceintific journals, open access mandate for public-funded research among roundtable agenda

CoP26: Rome G20 Summit reaffirms old climate goals, more pressure on Glasgow

United States slams virtual attendance by Russia, China leaders

G20 Summit: 7 COVID-19 deaths every minute, rich countries urged to share soon-expiring vaccines

By the end of October, US, EU, Britain and Canada would have a stock of 240 million unused vaccines

G20 and Delhi: Slum dwellers rendered homeless as city ‘decks up’ for summit

Worse, the government has not proposed a plan to resettle the displaced

G20 Summit: Oxfam urges action on COVID-19, climate, poverty and hunger

G20 leaders have a choice to either take urgent action or continue what they are doing, Oxfam says

Trump successfully pushes for including US stance on fossil fuels in G20 declaration

World leaders, including Theresa May, urge Trump to consider re-joining the Paris Agreement

G-20 countries deceive the world by promoting fossil gas production

Shifting reliance from one fossil fuel to a relatively lesser polluting fossil fuel will not lead to de-carbonization

G20 climate goals just won't do the job, claims new report

Latest Nationally Determined Contributions of 4 countries same or weaker than previous committments

India is not making businesses disclose climate risks: report

The country has not followed the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Six G20 nations failing to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges

Six other countries in this group—Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, together with the European Union as a bloc—were …

Without new policies, plastic consumption across G20 countries to double by 2050: Report

Only a combination of existing policies along with new ones can arrest the trend & slow consumption

CoP26 Glasgow: Why equity is key to stopping climate change — Sunita Narain explains

Will net zero emissions targets by 2050 help mitigate climate change?

India’s emission targets most ambitious among G20 nations

While India’s greenhouse gas emissions have doubled in last 25 years, they are still below the G20 average, says a climate change study

Heat waves likely to last ‘25 times longer’ in India by another 2-4 decades, says climate report

 The heatwaves will last over five times longer if global temperature rise is constrained to about 2°C, says report launched ahead …

G20 countries have key to vaccine equity, ending COVID-19 pandemic: WHO chief at health meet

G20 leaders need to fulfill their dose-sharing pledges by September-end 2021, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries at health meet in Rome

Financial institutions back G20 plans for global infrastructure initiative

World Bank, IMF, multilateral development banks say infrastructure key to tackling poverty

G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study

Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”

Digital payment crucial to economic growth: World Bank

Mobile money, electronic transfer and pre-paid debit cards could bring financial services to 2.5 billion marginalised people worldwide

Can India’s G20 Presidency tackle climate change while ensuring energy access, security & transition?

The G20 Presidency can also help India fulfill OSOWOG mandate & SDG 7 goal

India’s G20 Presidency: It’s an opportunity to set the agenda on crucial challenges of our time

New Delhi’s presidency could prove instrumental in steering policy towards climate action, sustainable growth, energy security and a host …

Fertiliser industry to make $57 billion in profits this year as farmers, govts grapple with the bill

Analysis finds 189 per cent increase in costs for the key imported fertilisers in 2021

Reforming global governance institutions the Indian way

Multilateralism has not failed; it is the governments of nation states that have miserably failed to carry out the ethos of multilateralism.

Green Climate Fund gets richer after G20 pledges; Australia refuses to contribute

Contributions are believed to be a vital step towards reaching global climate agreement in Paris

Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet

The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally

Business as usual or sustainable model: What is post-COVID-19 dilemma?

World leaders are at crossroads — and they need to take hard measures to push for a green economy