The climate change conference collapsed on Saturday without a consensus although United States had brokered a political deal with India and three other emerging economies over non-legally-binding emission cuts which was rejected by an overwhelming number of developing nations calling

As the United States and BASIC countries struck a deal on climate change, President Barack Obama on Saturday lauded India for setting forth 'very significant mitigation' efforts and for voluntarily saying that it will reduce carbon emissions relatively. Obama said

President Barack Obama on Saturday said the US has reached a "meaningful" deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions with four emerging economies, including India, but warned it was not enough to battle climate change.

The Maoists have announced a loan waiver for farmers in West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Following this the farmers may not have to repay their crop loans. This is the first time the Maoists have announced such a decision."Several