It's responsibility of rich nations to pay for climate damage: Yadav

His remarks came merely four days after a landmark agreement at UN climate talks (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh on setting up a ‘loss and damage’ fund for supporting poor vulnerable countries that are victims of climate change.

 The remark assumes significance as it clarifies the country’s stand over the demand from certain quarters, mainly developed countries, that the big economies like India and China should also contribute to the ‘loss and damage’ fund.