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'Net Zero cannot be our hero': Why climate activists question Net Zero 2050-70 carbon emissions goal and whether 'real zero' is possible as climate change continues to wreck havoc

September 22, 2025 5:28 pm

Net zero may sound like jargon, but at the end of the day, it’s about your child’s lungs, your parents’ heart health, and your own ability to breathe freely

Panchkula: To make city safer for women, police deploy female cops at 58 hotspots and 9 bus routes

May 17, 2025 9:25 am

The directive came during a high-level crime control and law enforcement review meeting held on Friday at the Commissioner's office in Mansa Devi Complex.

India's 2035 targets will 'reflect the disappointment of COP29 outcome on climate finance in Baku'

February 06, 2025 3:01 am

The Paris Agreement requires its member countries to refresh their NDCs in five-year cycles. The existing NDCs, submitted in 2020, pertain to the 2030 period.

Knowledge nugget of the day: Greenwashing

December 02, 2024 11:12 am

Recently, the Consumer Affairs Ministry has issued guidelines against the prevention of greenwashing. But what is greenwashing? How is it related to the Carbon market? Take a look.

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | November 18 to November 24, 2024

December 31, 2024 11:42 am

Are you preparing for the UPSC 2025? Worried about your UPSC Current Affairs preparation? Don't miss out on important current affairs tidbits for your Prelims and Mains preparation. Learn about the Global Carbon Project, India-Nigeria, 56th Tiger Reserve, Best Tourism Village Upgrade programme, and more. You can also test your knowledge by solving MCQs.

Ukraine’s new missile, parallel summits and more: roundup of world news this week

November 24, 2024 6:40 pm

From Ukraine using US-made missiles, two parallel world summits, ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant to an Afghan teenager winning an award, this week saw several events unfold.

COP29: How India plays a pivotal role in global climate governance

November 26, 2024 10:12 am

India’s approach to climate governance has evolved over the years. How has India balanced its developmental priorities with its climate commitments, while also shaping the climate action dialogue at COP conventions?

Interests of some getting prioritised, say developing nations, draw ‘super red line’

November 21, 2024 3:59 am

Speaking on behalf of the Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs), a group that also includes India and China, a Bolivian negotiator complained of “imbalance” in the discussions and the negotiating process.

G20 omission of fossil fuel phase-out annoys COP29

November 19, 2024 10:03 pm

In the final agreement reached at COP28 in Dubai, countries had agreed to transition away from fossil fuels.

Only 16% of past carbon credits represented actual emission cuts: Study

November 17, 2024 2:33 am

The study published in Nature journal looked at projects that together generated carbon credits worth one billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Under the Paris Agreement, more robust carbon trade mechanisms are being created, with some progress expected to happen at the ongoing COP29 meeting in Baku.

Drunk Cop In Delhi Metro Suspended: Bassi

August 25, 2015 8:29 pm