Bhupender Yadav calls for global unity to tackle climate crisis at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

October 17, 2025 9:26 PM

Bhupender Yadav calls for global unity to tackle climate crisis at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Friday delivered India’s closing statement at the G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town, urging member nations to act with collective responsibility to address the escalating climate and environmental challenges. Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yadav reminded the gathering that humanity must see itself as a “trustee of this planet” rather than its owner....

Rains, floods and rising heat: South Asia’s growing climate crisis

July 23, 2025 10:56 AM

Rains, floods and rising heat: South Asia’s growing climate crisis

People in India and neighboring countries eagerly await the monsoon rains, which signal the end of the scorching summer heat and bring much-needed water for crops that sustain crores of people. However, the increasing frequency, intensity, unpredictability and eccentricity of extreme rainfall events are making things increasingly difficult for the people. In 2024 alone, hundreds of people died in India due to heavy rainfall. Across South Asia, hundreds more have already died this year. Experts w...

World agrees on USD 300 billion climate aid for developing nations

November 24, 2024 10:48 AM

World agrees on USD 300 billion climate aid for developing nations

COP29 in Baku concluded with wealthy nations committing $300 billion annually by 2035 to help developing countries combat the escalating climate crisis. The agreement, reached after over two weeks of contentious talks, was hailed as a step forward but criticized as inadequate by vulnerable nations facing the brunt of climate disasters. The negotiations were fraught with disagreements, boycotts, and protests. Talks nearly collapsed on Saturday when representatives of small island states and leas...