FM pushes for changes in Companies Act for ease of doing business

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 15:58

Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday pushed for changes in the Companies amendment bill, 2014 to improve business climate in the country.

Poland faces EU fines over renewable energy failures

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 18:58

The senior legal advisor to the European Union`s top court, advocate general Melchior Wathelet, said Poland should be fined 61,380 euros ($76,081) a day.

India says won`t sacrifice growth at climate talks

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 21:40

India will not sign any deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN climate talks that threatens its growth or undermines its fight against poverty, the environment minister said Friday.

Bloomberg named UN Chief`s special envoy for climate change

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:32

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg as the first special envoy for cities and climate change.

US says no major climate impact from Keystone pipeline

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 06:45

The US State Department released a long-awaited review of a controversial pipeline project to bring oil from Canada to Texas, concluding it would have little impact on climate change or the environment.

Jairam Ramesh among leaders angered by NSA surveillance

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:21

Leaders from several countries, including Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, have reacted angrily to revelations that the US spied on their governments at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, according to a media report.

Change in snowfall pattern threaten Antarctica`s ice shelves

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 16:21

According to a new report, climate change can may soon change the thick snow cover in Antarctica completely in the next 200 years

Climate change renders `already vulnerable` penguins` future uncertain

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 10:00

Scientists have said that changes in average climatic conditions combined with the increasing frequency of unpredictable, extreme weather events may disrupt scientific predictions of the future penguin populations.

NASA`s laser technology to reveal ice melting impact on climate

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:40

A new laser-based technology from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) holds promise to tell how the melting of earth’s frozen regions may affect our climate.

World Bank for creating $50 billion 'green bond' market

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 20:48

Underlining the need for urgent action to tackle climate change, World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim on Saturday called for developing a USD 50-billion green bond market by 2015.

Climate resilient germplasm for chickpea breeding identified

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10:42

As many as 40 germplasm lines of chickpea with resistance to extreme weather conditions like drought, high temperature and salinity have been identified by a city-based crop research institute.

IMF chief asks India to remove investment bottlenecks

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:17

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Friday advised India to improve its business climate and remove a host of bottlenecks hampering investment.