United emission norms

Eight countries decide that it is time to have uniform standards for vehicular emissions

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

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Chekhov's hell Sakhalin faces ravages of oil majors

Green future

The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol

In Short

International group to secure energy for future

Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030

Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far

Polavaram dam: high court pulls up Andhra government for giving contract hurriedly

Government directed to submit all documents on the basis of which decision was taken

Poor countries increase domestic funding for AIDS control programmes

Eighty-one countries increased their domestic investment for AIDS by over 50 per cent between 2006 and 2011

G8 and tragedy of Africa

Rich nations are forcing African states to change laws to facilitate private investment in agriculture in a replay of colonial adventurism

UN Security Council steps into climate change

Calls attention to potential threat of climate on international peace

G8, developing countries launch Potsdam Initiative

Brief

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Why the US is such a bully

US attempts to kill of global democracy are getting more commonplace than ever. In such a political climate, it is impossible to talk about …

Russia's Valley of Geysers reappears after landslide

IN SHORT

Warning from Leh

Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?

Cancun redux

Reflecting upon the fifth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization at Cancun, a Down To Earth editorial (see: "How not to lose …

Arctic rush driven by desire to control hydrocarbon deposits, shipping routes

EU sets new target to save energy by 2030

The Commission wants to achieve energy efficiency of 30 per cent

Situation tense as Tamil Nadu gives go-ahead to Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

Sixteen activists, including two top leaders, are on indefinite hunger strike

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It is a chain reaction

But nuclear power won't give up