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Padmaparna Ghosh 11:58 PM | November 18,2009
Penalties will be notified later and the apportioning will be based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle
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Padmaparna Ghosh 01:15 AM | November 12,2009
While some say that the amendments would not have been beneficial for the environment, others claim that continuing the clearance process for such projects will deter India from achieving its 10% economic growth target
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Padmaparna Ghosh 11:02 PM | November 09,2009
The ministry had sent a team to inspect the ship after receiving complaints that the vessel contravened the Basel Convention
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Padmaparna Ghosh 10:37 PM | November 09,2009
The IPCC, in its fourth assessment report in 2007, said that Himalayan glaciers are retreating faster than in any other part of the world, and if this continues, they are likely to disappear by 2035, or perhaps sooner
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Padmaparna Ghosh 09:48 PM | November 05,2009
The ministry had sent a team to inspect the ship after receiving complaints that the vessel contravened the Basel Convention; materials such as asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls were found
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Padmaparna Ghosh 10:54 PM | November 03,2009
G-77 backs the move, says the hiccup will focus the minds of developed countries on what is critical
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Padmaparna Ghosh 10:26 PM | November 01,2009
Divisions still persist on emission reduction targets, financing and technology transfers to developing countries
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Padmaparna Ghosh 11:56 PM | October 28,2009
India is against any mandatory cuts in emissions without financial and technological commitments from industrialised countries
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Padmaparna Ghosh 12:32 AM | October 27,2009
The Prime Minister’s council on climate change met on Monday to finalize the mission on Himalayan ecosystem
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Padmaparna Ghosh 09:59 PM | October 22,2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated India’s stand that equating greenhouse gas emissions across nations on a per capita basis is the only just and fair basis for a long-term global arrangement on climate change
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Padmaparna Ghosh 12:25 AM | October 21,2009
The environment minister has been pushing to reposition India’s stand, thus far largely perceived as a “deal breaker”
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Padmaparna Ghosh 10:52 PM | October 20,2009
Primarily to address issues related to spending and implementation
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Padmaparna Ghosh 12:27 AM | October 20,2009
Even with the Copenhagen meet on climate change less than 50 days away, the rift over policy within the government is widening
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Padmaparna Ghosh 09:25 PM | October 19,2009
West Bengal, Chhattisgarh are the best performers in providing jobs for the disabled, says govt data
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Padmaparna Ghosh 12:49 AM | October 19,2009
The sense that time may be running out has given a keener edge to the debates and discussions that are going on across the world as the scene of action shifts to the Indian capital this week
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