In a first, tourism is included in the action agenda of the UN Climate Change Conference with more than 50 governments endorsing the COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism.
He was peaking at the inauguration of the four-day National Agriculture Summit & Farmers’ Fair-2024 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu.
The statement delivered at the High-Level Ministerial Dialogue Climate Change Adaptation, during the CoP29 to the UN Climate Change Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is accelerating its goals for fighting climate change and sharing its initiatives with the Global South.
Amid record year for dengue infections globally, a new study has found that climate change is responsible for 19 per cent of rising dengue burden.
Mr Dhankhar said if there is an existential issue before the planet, an existential problem, it is the climate change for over eight billion humanity. It's the worst problem humanity has ever faced, he said.
He made these remarks at the exclusive Reimagining Poverty Alleviation in India roundtable organized by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia in New Delhi on Thursday.
A delegation from Bhutan, headed by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Gem Tshering met Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh in New Delhi.
The Asansol Durgapur Development Authority will introduce an app-based technology to monitor the green growth in the industrial region of Asansol-Durgapur on the advice of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, said ADDA chairman Kabi Dutta.
The plight of marginal farmers in India is an urgent issue that demands immediate attention. These farmers, who own or lease less than one hectare of land, represent over 65 per cent of the farming community.
