The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide "loss and damage" funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.
COP 27 President Sameh Shoukry said, "I invite the CMA to adopt the draft decision of title funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including the focus on addressing loss and damage."
In his opening address at the third 'No money for Terror,' the Union Home Minister said "Terrorism is, undoubtedly, the most serious threat to global peace and security, but, the financing of terrorism is more dangerous than terrorism itself because the 'Means and Methods' of terrorism ar
Noting that "India has fought terrorism bravely", PM Modi said, "We consider that even a single attack is one too many. Even a single life lost is one too many. So, we will not rest till terrorism is uprooted."
The conference will build on gains and learnings of previous two conferences (held in Paris in April 2018 and in Melbourne in November 2019) and will work towards enhancing global cooperation to deny finances to terrorists and access to permissive jurisdictions to operate.
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], November 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Cityfurnish today announced the close of a USD 2.5M financing round, including debt and equity bringing the total amount raised to date to USD 10M in equity and debt, to further its mission of bringing unprecedented ease and fl
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)/Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], November 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Gallabox, a conversational commerce platform which helps Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) increase their sales through WhatsApp has raised USD 1.2 million in seed funding. The funding was led by Prime
San Francisco [US], November 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Virtualness, a mobile-first platform designed to help creators and brands navigate the complex world of Web3, announced today it has secured over USD 8M in seed funding. The fundraise was led by Blockchange Ventures, and joined by Polygon Ven
In its annual report on November 15, the top Congressional body, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), said that the measures would be necessary to deter an offensive by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Israel has effectively managed to develop Iron Dome batteries to intercept and bring down rockets directed toward the country. Iron Dome batteries which Israel jointly developed with US congressional funding have a success rate of 90 per cent and they can intercept and bring down low, mid
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], November 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bangalore-based FinTech startup Vananam, which offers a platform for alternate investment options, is scripting success stories with its latest version, 2.0.