India had referred to a report by the UN climate science panel, which said countries must halve emissions by 2030 to meet climate goals & would require substantial reduction in fossil fuel use.
The interest in keeping the definition of climate finance ambiguous maintains the status quo, where a majority of loans can pass off as climate finance, say experts.
The conference record of the past 50 years inclines one towards environment pessimism. But without the pressure of such events to set targets, even less would happen.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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