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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

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.