At the start of the next round of talks here at Durban, even as the head of the Indian delegation Jayanthi Natarajan has arrived, the European Union has floated the draft of a new climate treaty called the Durban Draft. The EU has blamed India for not being 'flexible' and being stuck to the old treaty i.e. the Kyoto Protocol. ...
12:52 PM, Dec 05, 2011
Durban: More than 6000 people gathered in Durban to ask for climate justice ahead of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Meanwhile, India has insisted on continuing with the Kyoto Protocol instead of creating a new climate treaty. The appeal of the protestors are aimed at diplomats huddled in negotiations at the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change, who are looking at a new treaty to curb greenhouse gas...
08:44 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Durban: Hundreds of protestors gathered, pushing for a strong treaty outside the Convention Hall, urging world leaders to push for a strong treaty at the UN Convention on climate change in Durban. Their appeal aimed at diplomats huddled in negotiations at the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change, who were looking at a new treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions before the lapse of the Kyoto protocol. The crowd, estimated...
09:30 PM, Dec 04, 2011
Johannesburg: The Dalai Lama will receive the Mahatma Gandhi peace prize, the legendary Indian leader's granddaughter Ela Gandhi announced on Sunday on Gandhi Jayanti and asked the South African government to grant a visa to the Tibetan spiritual leader to visit the country. The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation will be conferred on the 76-year-old Dalai Lama at the annual Satyagraha Awards to be held at the...
01:39 PM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: India is not expecting any 'concrete' or 'final pronouncement' at the climate conclave in Durban later this year on four key issues, including one pertaining to emission cuts. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, however, said it does not mean that "we should not negotiate, we should not discuss or exchange views" on the crucial climate change issues. "One should understand it very clearly that we are not going to...
01:45 PM, Feb 04, 2011
Mumbai: Durban is in for some real Bollywood flavour when stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra will groove to their hit numbers on Sunday at an event to celebrate 150 years of India-South Africa friendship. The concert, which promises to bring together the world of cricket and entertainment on a common platform, will be hosted by actor Anil Kapoor. This friendship concert is an initiative by...
06:40 PM, Jan 05, 2011
The international jury was all praise for the maiden attempt ...
07:10 PM, Aug 03, 2010
Tarun Tahiliani rules Durban Fashion Week with black. ...
08:32 PM, Jul 03, 2007
