Mexico is making some last-ditch efforts at a consensus President of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Patricia Espinosa on Wednesday decided to constitute smaller groups headed by ministers to discuss contentious issues at the climate change conference, a move which backfired when Bolivia walked out during one of the ministerial meetings.The host, Mexico, is making some last ditch efforts at...

Global agriculture contributes in the region of 17 percent to the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, but according to the World Bank, climate smart agriculture techniques can both reduce emissions and meet the challenge of producing enough food for a growing world population."As much as agriculture is part of the problem, it is also part of the solution," said Inger Anderson, the World Bank's vice president on sustainable...

    * Moved to London from Kenya in the 1970s. Schooled at Haberdashers’ Aske’s. Bachelor’s at University of Warwick.     * Has three siblings. Father in aviation. Three sons from failed marriage with UK businessman Janak Radia.     * India entry in 1995. Sahara liaison officer. India rep of Singapore Airlines, KLM, UK Air.     * Floats Crown Air as MD in 2000, with sister Karuna Menon as partner. Secures FIPB clearance to...

Report reveals the need to reach target levels of coverage for life-saving interventions India has the highest number of pneumonia-related deaths in the world Only three countries reported coverage above the target level of 90 per cent for any vaccine Pneumonia, which is the world's leading infectious killer among children, claims the lives of nearly 1.6 million children under five every year, with more than 3,70,000 or nearly one-quarter of deaths occurring in...

A solar device turning waste heat into electricity in rural China and an Ugandan business manufacturing stationery from agricultural waste are among the dozens of winners of a United Nations-backed sustainable development award, it was announced today. The Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (SEED) Award recognizes promising new locally-driven enterprises that work to improve livelihoods, tackle poverty and manage the sustainable development of natural resources in developing countries. The SEED initiative...