India Archives - Rajendra Shende

Modi’s dream of 5 trillion Economy: Action on Climate Change is the Key

by Rajendra Shende in ARTICLES. Posted January 29, 2020

We can forget COP 25 but not the Mega Opportunities. India can reach its goal of USD 5 trillion through the Low-Carbon economy. By Rajendra Shende, Chairman TERRE Policy Centre, former Director UNEP and IIT Alumni. The article also appeared in South Asia Monitor ( SAM) under the title: “Ambitious Climate Action can help India ...

Warm and Cold We Share Globally Together – Briefing from Operation Earth China

by Rajendra Shende in NEWS & EVENTS. Posted January 25, 2020

– Briefing of Operation Earth Attend the 25th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Beijing On Jan. 12, 2020, the “Sharing meeting of the 25th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” organized by Operation Earth, China’s first international field research volunteer ...

The Day of the People, Say by the People, Way for the People. Happy Republic Day 2020

by Rajendra Shende in RAJ'S BLOG. Posted January 25, 2020

We the people….these are the words on which ‘Republic’ is founded and our Constitution is written on. The supreme power in India is held by the people. They make choice as to who would manage their future. That’s how the members of the parliament get elected. Unfortunately, the people transfer their supreme power to elected representatives, who intern think ...

Mahatma Gandhi and Confucius – Future depends on what we do today.

by Rajendra Shende in ARTICLES. Posted January 15, 2020

By Rajendra Shende, Chairman TERRE, and former director UNEP ‘Future depends on what we do today’- That’s the quote of Mahatma Gandhi displayed on Indian Pavilion at UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid known at COP 25. It was clear to me, that what the world is doing today to our planet’s climate does not ...

Protecting the Borders as well as ecosystems

by Rajendra Shende in NEWS & EVENTS. Posted April 30, 2018

We all heard of heroic stories of Indian Army who protect our national borders. We are able to take quiet and undisturbed sleep only because of the soldiers that are awake to protect us. But have you heard of Indian army protecting our environment with the same spirit as they protect the national borders?

From Doklam Dispute to Wuhan Warmth – Modi-Xi River Side Bromance

by Rajendra Shende in ARTICLES. Posted April 26, 2018

26th April 2018: Whatever the conflicting realities on the ground, history has shown that both India and China have shared a dream of peaceful coexistence. That desire became stronger after the freedom of both the countries from foreign powers.

G20 Summit:slow progress on ambitious climate change accord, is it a sign of no-trust on words?

by Rajendra Shende in NEWS. Posted November 17, 2015

India has blocked G20 efforts to pave the way for an ambitious climate change accord in a sign of deep divisions just two weeks before delegates from almost 200 nations meet in Paris. Through almost 20 hours of talks at the G20 gathering in Turkey Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.ft.com The world is waking up ...

Developing Countries’ Negotiator in Vatican

by Rajendra Shende in RAJ'S BLOG. Posted September 24, 2015

Pope Francis has emerged as the most effective negotiator for the developing countries.

Farming the Energy-Harvesting the Electricity

by Rajendra Shende in ARTICLES. Posted September 15, 2015

‘Out-of-Fossil-Box’ solutions to India’s development imperatives. My article in Times of India’s Coffee Table book.

Modi’fied way to address Climate Change

by Rajendra Shende in ARTICLES. Posted April 20, 2015

11 March 2015. Place was Victoria, capital of 115 island country-Seychelles-in Indian Ocean. “Climate Change poses serious threat to island nations like Seychelles as terrorism to the world”, were the passionate words of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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