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ENVIRONMENT: U.N. Climate Negotiations Back on Track
Concerted efforts by the European Union, China and the Group of 77 bloc of developing countries appear to be getting the landmark 1997 Kyoto Protocol back into the 'Delhi Declaration', expected to be issued at the close of a 10-day U. N. conference on climate change here on Friday.ENVIRONMENT: World is Not for Sale, Negotiators Told at U.N. Meet
It seemed a world away from the carpeted, perfumed and air-conditioned halls of Vigyan Bhavan (House of Knowledge), where the fate of the world's fragile atmosphere is being bartered and haggled over under the auspices of the U. N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).ENVIRONMENT: EU Furious over Weak UN Draft on Climate Change
The European Union was furious Monday that the first draft of the 'Delhi Declaration', expected to be issued at the end of a U.N. conference on climate change here, does not even mention the 1997 Kyoto Protocol that binds industrialised countries to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.ENVIRONMENT: EU Furious over Weak U.N. Draft on Climate Change
The European Union was furious Monday that the first draft of the 'Delhi Declaration', expected to be issued at the end of a U.N. conference on climate change here, does not even mention the 1997 Kyoto Protocol that binds industrialised countries to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.ENVIRONMENT: World is Not for Sale, Negotiators Told at U.N. Meet
It seemed a world away from the carpeted, perfumed and air-conditioned halls of Vigyan Bhavan (House of Knowledge), where the fate of the world's fragile atmosphere is being bartered and haggled over under the auspices of the U. N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).ENVIRONMENT: EU Furious over Weak U.N. Draft on Climate Change
The European Union was furious Monday that the first draft of the 'Delhi Declaration', expected to be issued at the end of a U.N. conference on climate change here, does not even mention the 1997 Kyoto Protocol that binds industrialised countries to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.POLITICS-INDIA: Regional Party Vows New Start in Troubled Kashmir
The regional party set to lead the new coalition government in Kashmir, the People's Democratic Party, may be the best bet for peace that India's Muslim-majority state - at the core of a dispute with neighbouring Pakistan - has in decades.POLITICS-INDIA: Regional Party Vows New Start in Troubled Kashmir
The regional party set to lead the new coalition government in Kashmir, the People's Democratic Party, may be the best bet for peace that India's Muslim-majority state - at the core of a dispute with neighbouring Pakistan - has in decades.ENVIRONMENT: U.S. Antipathy to Kyoto Pact on Display at India Meet
The U.S. government's opposition to the Kyoto Protocol is evident at the United Nations conference on climate change here through remarks by its chief negotiator Harlan Watson that affirmed Washington's willingness to go it alone on the issue of global warming.ENVIRONMENT: U.S. Antipathy to Kyoto Pact on Display at India Meet
The U.S. government's antipathy to the Kyoto Protocol is on display at the U.N. conference on climate change here, through remarks by its chief negotiator Harlan Watson Thursday that affirmed Washington's willingness to go it alone on the issue of global warming.ENVIRONMENT: U.S. Antipathy to Kyoto Pact on Display at India Meet
The U.S. government's antipathy to the Kyoto Protocol is on display at the U.N. conference on climate change here, through remarks by its chief negotiator Harlan Watson Thursday that affirmed Washington's willingness to go it alone on the issue of global warming.POLITICS-INDIA: Hopes Improve for Coalition Government in Kashmir
Hopes revived Wednesday that a coalition government in troubled Kashmir could be formed between the two parties that two weeks ago soundly defeated the state's ruling party, an ally of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that rules India's national government.ENVIRONMENT: Scepticism Hangs over Climate Change Meet
Another round of international talks on curbing global climate change began Wednesday in India, a country that sees the United States and the developed world as being part of the problem rather than the solution to global warming.POLITICS-INDIA: Hopes Improve for Coalition Government in Kashmir
Hopes revived Wednesday that a coalition government in troubled Kashmir could be formed between the two parties that two weeks ago soundly defeated the state's ruling party, an ally of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that rules India's national government.ENVIRONMENT: Scepticism Hangs over Climate Change Meet
Another round of international talks on curbing global climate change began Wednesday in India, a country that sees the United States and the developed world as being part of the problem rather than the solution to global warming.POLITICS: Pakistan’s Nuke Link to Pyongyang no Surprise in India
The newly revealed 'missiles-for-nuclear-bombs deal' between Pakistan and North Korea comes as no surprise to India, whose officials have almost monotonously referred to the link between the two countries - separated by China's expanse - every time Islamabad has sent up a missile.POLITICS: Pakistan’s Nuke Link to Pyongyang no Surprise in India
The newly revealed 'missiles-for-nuclear-bombs deal' between Pakistan and North Korea comes as no surprise to India, whose officials have almost monotonously referred to the link between the two countries -- separated by China's expanse -- every time Islamabad has sent up a missile.POLITICS-INDIA: Move to Arrest Hindu Leader Sparks Tension
Passions were running high in the bustling port city of Mumbai Friday, after the Congress party government in western Maharashtra state said it would arrest the city's 'godfather' Bal Thackeray for making hate speeches directed at minority Muslims.POLITICS-INDIA: Move to Arrest Hindu Leader Sparks Tension
Passions were running high in the bustling port city of Mumbai Friday, after the Congress party government in western Maharashtra state said it would arrest the city's 'godfather' Bal Thackeray for making hate speeches directed at minority Muslims.POLITICS-INDIA: Move to Arrest Hindu Leader Sparks Tension
Passions were running high in the bustling port city of Mumbai Friday, after the Congress party government in western Maharashtra state said it would arrest the city's 'godfather' Bal Thackeray for making hate speeches directed at minority Muslims.SOUTH ASIA: India Pulls Troops Back from Pakistan Border
Following the successful completion of state assembly elections in disputed Kashmir earlier this month, India announced Wednesday gradual the withdrawal of the 700,000 troops it has deployed since December along the 3,000-kilometre frontier with Pakistan.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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