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Cheetahs Breeding Better Than Expected, Says Bhupender Yadav; Lists Climate Change Goals
The Union minister said the Cheetahs seem to have acclimatised in the local climatic conditions, hunting locally available prey & surviving in habitat shared with other carnivores India has demonstrated its commitment at the highest level for decoupling of economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions, Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav has told CNN-News18. He also said 'Project Cheetah' has been 'very encouraging" so far. India had brought in 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa. 'It is a challenging project, but the indications so far have been very encouraging. We brought in 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa and now after almost three years of the project, we have 28 cheetahs on the Indian soil in Kuno National Park & Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. Some of the cubs born here are about to become adults and doing very well in the wild," Yadav told CNN-News18 in a detailed interview on the project. The minister said that the Cheetahs seem to have acclimatised in the local climatic conditions, hunting locally available prey, surviving in habitat shared with other carnivores like leopards very well. 'I am happy to share that the cheetahs are breeding much better than expected. These developments, that too in such a short period, are unprecedented in other parts of the world. This is quite encouraging and a good indicator of success of the project," Yadav said. He added that over a period of almost three years, out of 20 translocated cheetahs, eight adult cheetahs have died due to various reasons 'which was within the expected limit in such kind of inter-continental, wild to wild translocation". 'Good news is that the birth rate is better than expected, which is highly satisfying," Yadav told CNN-NEWS18. India's Climate Change Goals Yadav said India had updated its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) and termed it a major decision. 'The decision on enhanced NDCs demonstrates India's commitment at the highest level for decoupling of economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions," the minister said. He said that in the larger scheme of things, the road ahead for India is premised on setting and meeting our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 'because they are at the heart of the Paris Agreement". 'India at COP26 held in Glasgow declared it would intensify its climate action," Yadav told CNN-News18. He explained how earlier, India submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC on October 2, 2015. The 2015 NDC comprised eight goals; three of these have quantitative targets up to 2030 namely, cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil sources to reach 40 per cent; reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 per cent compared to 2005 levels and creation of additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover. Yadav said that the updated NDC reads, 'To put forward and further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation, including through a mass movement for 'LIFE'– 'Lifestyle for Environment' as a key to combating climate change". 'As per the updated NDC, India now stands committed to reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030, from 2005 level and achieve about 50 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. India is committed to creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through afforestation and increased forest cover by 2030," the minister told CNN-News18. Yadav said that as a party to UNFCCC, India is one of the few nations which has already submitted its LT-LEDS (Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy) and BUR (Biennial Update Report) 4 elaborating on its GHG inventory. 'Significantly, we are making the necessary preparations to submit our National Adaptation Plan (based on several rounds of consultation with all stakeholders in form of regional workshops) ahead of COP30 which is also seen as Adaptation COP," the Union minister said. Modi's Vision Yadav elaborated on the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047. 'This Viksit Bharat will be an inclusive Bharat and a Green Bharat. Over the last couple of years, the Union Budget has focused on building a Green Economy with programmes like Green Credit and Green Bonds and promoting Renewables. In the Union Budget 2025-26, solar energy got the highest allocation of Rs 26,549 crore, with a clear focus on rooftop solar with the PM Surya Ghar Yojana," the minister said. He added that the announcement for a Nuclear Mission with the aim for 100 GW of non-fossil-based energy by 2047 is a clear push towards harvesting clean energy beyond solar and building a sustainable economy. tags : bhupender yadav Cheetah Kuno National Park news18 specials view comments Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: August 09, 2025, 09:29 IST News india Cheetahs Breeding Better Than Expected, Says Bhupender Yadav; Lists Climate Change Goals | Exclusive Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. 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Business Recorder
19-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Tariffs, geopolitical tensions: IMF warns Pakistan of rising external risks
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that external risks are increasing, notably from the economic and financial impact of the April 2 US tariff announcements and subsequent market reaction, broader geopolitical tensions and elevated global economic policy uncertainty, with potential spillovers to (already tight) global financial conditions and commodity prices. The Fund in its latest report also stated that domestic political economy pressures to unwind and delay reforms remain present and may intensify, which would quickly eviscerate Pakistan's hard-won economic stability. Uncertainties around the impact of recent tariff announcements on Pakistan's economic and financial conditions are significant, with risks skewed to the downside. Trade tensions to affect Pakistan more in region: IMF More broadly, geopolitically driven increases incommodity prices, tightening in global financial conditions, weakening of remittances, or higher trade barriers in other trading partners could adversely affect external stability. The other main immediate risk relates to policy slippages given pressures to ease policies and provide tax and other concessions and subsidies to connected interests. The report further noted that an intensification of political or social tensions could also weigh on policy and reform implementation. Finally, climate-related risks are substantial, driven by both Pakistan's high exposure to natural disasters and large adaptation and mitigation needs. Amid an increasingly uncertain external environment, geopolitical frictions could adversely impact external stability via higher commodity prices, a tightening in global financial conditions, or greater protectionism in key trading partners. Considering Pakistan's high exposure to natural disasters, weather-related events could further elevate fiscal and external pressures. In view of this, it is critical that policy and structural reforms are implemented consistently, and delays or slippages are avoided as they could jeopardize the nascent economic recovery and the path to debt and external sustainability, and could adversely impact the external financing outlook, including from bilateral partners, it added. IMF further stated that part of Pakistan's challenge is a lack of policy consistency and continuity. Policies, budgets, and programs related to climate risk have thus far been subject to changing political currents. As a result, although climate-change issues have featured in Pakistan's overall development policies since the 2012 National Development Strategy (NDS), specific actions or implementation steps have been lacking. The first National Climate Change Policy (NCCP 2012) provided guidelines for developing national adaptation and mitigation plans across sectors, but in practice, it had little impact on sectoral programs. Three years later, in its first Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC 2015), Pakistan made a handful of very limited commitments to mitigation and adaptation but has not moved significantly beyond that point. One reason is that government ownership of climate change policy and responsibilities for action has been fragmented. For the past several years, this responsibility has shifted between different institutions and levels, with blurred lines of responsibility and weak forms of accountability. Additionally, challenges exist in transferring environmental, water, agriculture and climate-change policies and programs from the national level down to the provincial level, and across sectors. With the advent of devolution in Pakistan, the provinces became responsible for sectoral policies and implementation within their respective jurisdictions. As a result, although the Ministry of Climate Change has the overall mandate for climate change policy, each province has its own Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for environmental policy and programs within that province. This includes climate-change mitigation and adaptation measures. Two provinces have also set up climate-change centres under their EPAs. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
19-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Tariffs, geopolitical tensions: Fund warns of rising external risks
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that external risks are increasing, notably from the economic and financial impact of the April 2 US tariff announcements and subsequent market reaction, broader geopolitical tensions and elevated global economic policy uncertainty, with potential spillovers to (already tight) global financial conditions and commodity prices. The Fund in its latest report also stated that domestic political economy pressures to unwind and delay reforms remain present and may intensify, which would quickly eviscerate Pakistan's hard-won economic stability. Uncertainties around the impact of recent tariff announcements on Pakistan's economic and financial conditions are significant, with risks skewed to the downside. Trade tensions to affect Pakistan more in region: IMF More broadly, geopolitically driven increases incommodity prices, tightening in global financial conditions, weakening of remittances, or higher trade barriers in other trading partners could adversely affect external stability. The other main immediate risk relates to policy slippages given pressures to ease policies and provide tax and other concessions and subsidies to connected interests. The report further noted that an intensification of political or social tensions could also weigh on policy and reform implementation. Finally, climate-related risks are substantial, driven by both Pakistan's high exposure to natural disasters and large adaptation and mitigation needs. Amid an increasingly uncertain external environment, geopolitical frictions could adversely impact external stability via higher commodity prices, a tightening in global financial conditions, or greater protectionism in key trading partners. Considering Pakistan's high exposure to natural disasters, weather-related events could further elevate fiscal and external pressures. In view of this, it is critical that policy and structural reforms are implemented consistently, and delays or slippages are avoided as they could jeopardize the nascent economic recovery and the path to debt and external sustainability, and could adversely impact the external financing outlook, including from bilateral partners, it added. IMF further stated that part of Pakistan's challenge is a lack of policy consistency and continuity. Policies, budgets, and programs related to climate risk have thus far been subject to changing political currents. As a result, although climate-change issues have featured in Pakistan's overall development policies since the 2012 National Development Strategy (NDS), specific actions or implementation steps have been lacking. The first National Climate Change Policy (NCCP 2012) provided guidelines for developing national adaptation and mitigation plans across sectors, but in practice, it had little impact on sectoral programs. Three years later, in its first Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC 2015), Pakistan made a handful of very limited commitments to mitigation and adaptation but has not moved significantly beyond that point. One reason is that government ownership of climate change policy and responsibilities for action has been fragmented. For the past several years, this responsibility has shifted between different institutions and levels, with blurred lines of responsibility and weak forms of accountability. Additionally, challenges exist in transferring environmental, water, agriculture and climate-change policies and programs from the national level down to the provincial level, and across sectors. With the advent of devolution in Pakistan, the provinces became responsible for sectoral policies and implementation within their respective jurisdictions. As a result, although the Ministry of Climate Change has the overall mandate for climate change policy, each province has its own Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for environmental policy and programs within that province. This includes climate-change mitigation and adaptation measures. Two provinces have also set up climate-change centres under their EPAs. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
