Deciding the quantum and other aspects of climate financing was one of the central aims of this edition of the climate conference, dubbed the 'finance COP' for this reason.
Multiple attempts previously to both define and adopt it have failed. Yalchin Rafiyev, the lead negotiator of COP29 from Azerbaijan, called it a 'game-changing tool'.
PM Modi as well as Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav are unlikely to attend COP29. Leaders from US, China, Japan & Brazil, too, plan to give it a miss.
While Azerbaijan is moving away from traditional arms supplier Russia and growing closer to Turkey & Pakistan, rival Armenia is depening defence ties with India, already a major supplier.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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