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India to ratify Paris Agreement on climate change on October 2, says PM Narendra Modi
2016-09-25 08:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: India will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change+ on October 2 - the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The country's move will bring this global deal to fight the menace of global warming+ closer to enter into force later this year. The big announcement was made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the BJP party council meet+ in Kozhikode on Sunday. India had, in fact, announced its 'climate action plan' (to fight the challenges of climate change) on October 2...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated Indian leadership
2016-06-07 04:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Notwithstanding a "difficult political" climate in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi "demonstrated" the country's leadership on the issue of climate change , the White House has said ahead of his crucial meeting with US President Barack Obama . During his Oval Office meeting with Modi today, Obama is expected to discuss the economic ties along with national security, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said yesterday. Earnest, however, did not divulge on the possible outcome of the meeting....
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India can reach solar power goal; what Narendra Modi can do
2016-06-05 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Express: Prime minister Narendra Modi is making major strides in energising India through solar power. During the UN conference on climate change held in Paris in 2015, Modi and the French president, Francois Hollande, launched International Solar Alliance, to be headquartered in India. The Modi government has also set a target of installing 100 GW of solar power by 2022, which seems ambitious given that the existing solar capacity is only 6.9 GW. But nothing is impossible, and the best way to do that...
Viewpoint: Why Narendra Modi's budget looks strangely familiar
2016-02-29 12:39:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Why Modi's plan looks strangely familiar
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Closeness between Narendra Modi, Barrack Obama is real, says US envoy
2015-12-20 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: We just had an instance of US and India working together for a global goal on climate change. When and how did the breakthrough happen? It's not a discussion that started two weeks ago. In New York in September, both leaders came together and said they wanted to be part of the solution. They didn't need any convincing on the impact that climate change was having on the world. The breakthrough was the acknowledgement that all countries would have slightly different responsibilities. This notion...