A 300-strong delegation from Beijing at COP30 indicates its willingness to step up as 'climate leader', but fractures with EU & the country's fossil fuel dependence dampen expectations.
Recent research shows extreme weather is already costing vulnerable island nations $141 billion each year. This will rise to $1 trillion annually by 2030.
Australia's energy minister announced the bid on Saturday, as the new labour government seeks to position the country as a renewable energy powerhouse on the global stage.
He said he is attending the summit to 'deliver on Glasgow's legacy of building a secure and sustainable future' - a reference to an agreement at last year's event that Britain hosted.
Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran says India will likely face questions on its coal consumption, especially from US, at the UN Climate Change Conference this November.
Industrial nations and environmental groups want a system with strict rules that guarantee genuine reductions while countries like Brazil and Australia want more flexibility to draw in investment.
After violent clashes between police & protesters in Santiago, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said Chile won't host upcoming APEC & COP25 summits.
Eleven-year-old Ridhima Pandey is one of the 16 petitioners who filed a complaint to protest the lack of government action on the climate crisis at the UN Climate Action Summit.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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