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Topic: COP28

Maldives’s Muizzu meets Modi at COP28, tells Chinese official that ties with Beijing will ‘thrive’

Statements from Indian external affairs ministry & Maldives President's Office indicate Muizzu, Modi agreed to set up high-level committee to boost development, economic cooperation.

On COP28 sidelines, philanthropists pledge investments worth $450 million to cut methane emissions

The announcement comes as the United States, UAE and China prepare to seek more funds to tackle methane emissions at the ongoing UN climate conference.

Modi meets Israel President at COP28, ’emphasises’ India’s support for two-state solution

Statement from Ministry of External Affairs says that during his bilateral meeting with Israel President Isaac Herzog Friday, PM Narendra Modi also welcomed return of Israeli hostages.

What is Loss & Damage Fund and what its adoption at COP28 means for low and middle-income countries

The fund will help these countries cope with, recover from losses caused by climate change. India, as one of UN’s ‘developing’ nations, has expressed support for fund's operationalisation.

Rise in climate action ambition must also see rise in climate finance, says PM Modi

In Dubai to attend the UN climate conference, the PM expressed hope that it would bring international cooperation in advancing the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.

COP28 off to a historic start with Loss and Damages fund approved on first day

Immediately after the decision to operationalise this fund, the UAE and Germany announced that they will contribute $ 100 million each to the fund.

‘Not everybody doing as promised’ — US climate envoy Kerry on global warming, ahead of COP28

In a digital briefing Wednesday, John Kerry called on COP28 to hold nations accountable for failing to deliver on promises made at earlier summits in fight against climate change. 

Nations at COP28 summit hopes for early deal on new fund for climate-caused damage

The draft deal would launch a fund to help vulnerable nations cope with the cost of climate-driven damage from drought, floods and rising seas.

Carbon trading to climate fund negotiations — what to expect from COP28 in Dubai

The UN climate conference that starts tomorrow is likely to take up the Global Methane Pledge, which India will be under pressure to sign, and review a stocktake of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Green hydrogen & AI will be new buzzwords at COP28. That’s the key to India’s energy goals

AI will empower stakeholders to augment their comprehension of the potential impacts, trade-offs, and benefits inherent in the prioritisation of green hydrogen production.

On Camera

A fitting tribute to Pakistan’s General Shanti

Durrani as NSA was a leap for Pakistan. No surprise that he didn’t even last a year in that job. He chafed after 26/11, seeing it as a deliberate Army/ISI betrayal.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.