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"Loans over loans is not a solution," says PM Shehbaz Sharif at UN climate
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif urged wealthy nations to honour climate finance pledges, saying "loans over loans" can't solve crises. Highlighting Pakistan's flood losses, he reaffirmed emission-cutting goals and renewable energy plans, while lamenting inadequate global support. UN chief Antoni
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Human Rights in China report flags repression, re-sentencing of journalist
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Human Rights in China has released its latest weekly brief, illustrating China's tightening grip on dissent, surveillance, and digital control, which has drawn fresh scrutiny amid a series of developments in the country's worsening human rights climate.
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China pushes ahead on climate, defying Trump's "con job" remark with 7-10%
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A day after US President Donald Trump called the climate science at the United Nations General Assembly the "greatest con job ever", Chinese President Xi Jinping announced ambitious new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at the UN Climate Summit, committing to a 7 per cent to 10 per
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PM Shehbaz Sharif urges IMF to consider flood impact on Pakistan economy
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
PM Shehbaz Sharif told IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva that Pakistan is meeting programme targets but urged factoring in flood damage in the upcoming review. He also met World Bank President Ajay Banga, praising support and welcoming a $40 billion partnership framework for reforms and climate
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SC says Himalayan region facing "serious existential crisis"; poses questi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that scores of people have perished in floods and landslides, and thousands of properties have been destroyed.
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Singapore International Agri-Food Week 2025 Returns with Focus on Sustaina
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Singapore, September 24: The Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW)2025 returns from 3-6 November 2025 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, uniting global leaders and innovators under the theme 'Accelerating Climate Resilience in Asia-Pacific's Agri-Food System'. SIAW is organised b
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EAM Jaishankar hosts high-level meeting to strengthen Global South collabo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The meeting centred around key global issues, including climate justice, digital technology, and the urgent need for multilateral reforms. The initiative comes amid growing consensus among developing nations on the importance of shaping global discourse to better reflect their priorities.
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Gujarat CM approves SOP for implementing Mukhyamantri Green Ring Road Vika
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved the SOP for implementing the Mukhyamantri Green Ring Road Vikas Yojana to ensure well-organised urban transport and a road network across the state's municipal corporations aimed at promoting climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
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Global leaders arrive at UN Headquarters for 80th UNGA High-Level Debate f
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The 80th UNGA session began on September 9 in New York, drawing global leaders to discuss pressing international challenges. The high-level general debate started on September 23, with more than 150 Heads of State and Government expected to deliver speeches by the conclusion of the debate
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Trump slams climate science at UNGA, calls it "greatest con job ever"; att
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump launched a sharp critique of climate science during his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), terming climate change the "greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and dismissing global efforts to tackle it as misguided. While several world le
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"Attacks on sovereignty, arbitrary sanctions, and unilateral interventions
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Multilateralism is at a new crossroads. The organisation's authority is in check. We are witnessing the conservation of an international order marked by repeated concessions to power players, attacks on sovereignty, arbitrary sanctions, and unilateral interventions becoming the rule," Lu
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Hexaware Achieves 97th Percentile Standing in S&P Global Corporate Sustain
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Iselin [New Jersey]/London [UK], September 23: Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT) Limited, a global provider of IT solutions and services, recorded a score of 83 out of 100 in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), placing the company in the 97t
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