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NEW DELHI: The G20 member countries have agreed to jointly scale up efforts to combat desertification and drought, as well as to restore one billion hectares of degraded land to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality(LDN) globally by 2030…

NEW DELHI: A week after submitting its climate action plans that would take the country towards its long-term goal of carbon neutrality by 2070, India on Wednesday said the primary responsibility for the transition towards net-zero…

NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadavon Wednesday said India is showing intent as a problem-solver despite not being a traditional contributor to global emissions. Addressing the opening ceremony of the G20 environmental…

India has submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, emphasising that it is a step forward towards its long-term goal of reaching net-zero by 2070.…

NEW DELHI: The road transport and highways ministry has proposed the launching of a ‘tree bank’scheme that agencies engaged in developing infrastructure projects can utilise to obtain faster approvals. Under this scheme, agencies…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said India must ready itself for future needs on the labour front by provisioning for flexible workplaces, building a work-from-home ecosystem and factoring in flexi work hours, particularly with a…

The industry, on Monday, sought immediate roll out of the labour codes but trade unions pushed for certain changes to the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition Code before these were…

NEW DELHI: Responding to the controversy that the new rules notified under the Forest Conservation Act dilute the rights of the forest dwellers, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has formed an expert committee to study…

India is negotiating social security agreements (SSAs) with the US and UK to avoid duplication of such schemes, Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday. SSAs with these countries would ensure that employers…

NEW DELHI: India and Namibia on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for reintroduction of cheetahs into the historical range in India. First batch of eight cheetahs comprising four male and as many female cheetahs are…