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The Baku to Belem road map has a crucial hurdle: The missing leaders

The reluctance of developed nations like the UK to foot the climate bill and the US withdrawal among key challenges to mobilise $1.3 trillion by 2035

High-pitched election campaigning for Nuapada by-election in Odisha ends

The first electoral test for the BJP government in Odisha sees a triangular contest among BJP, BJD, and Congress

Google investment will put Vizag on global map, says Nara Lokesh

Google's $15-billion AI hub in Vizag will anchor India's next big tech ecosystem as the state pivots from special status to investment-led growth, says Nara Lokesh

Uttarakhand: Caught between economic growth and environment needs

The state, which turned 25 on Sunday, is doing well on economic metrics, but ecological concerns remain. Indivjal Dhasmana writes

The obstacle course at Belem: COP30 agenda faces multiple headwinds

This much was evident when it became clear that only a third of countries, ahead of the summit, submitted updates detailing how they would cut the emission of greenhouse gases

Winter Session of Parliament from December 1; truncated one, says Oppn

In 2025, if Parliament sits for all 15 sittings planned during the session, it would have sat for 62 days, or 21 days on average for each of the three sessions in the year

DPSUs plan to double R&D pace in 5 years with ₹32,766 crore plan

Move follows Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's call for greater investment and manpower in R&D to develop new technologies and boost indigenisation and exports

Regulators' body told to create tariff plan for power transmission projects

This would apply to those under the govt's asset monetisation programme

National highway toll framework faces first overhaul in 17 years

IIT Delhi study to guide NITI Aayog's framework revision

PM Modi lauds rising youth participation in Ironman 70.3 Goa event

In a post on X, the prime minister also congratulated young BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya and K Annamalai for successfully completing the Ironman triathlon

Gujarat ATS unravels Ricin poison terror plot; arrests 'doctor', two others

The accused men have also disclosed that their handler sends the arms consignment via a drone across the Pakistan border, Gujarat ATS DIG Sunil Joshi said

MMRDA plans ₹1.05 trillion integrated tunnel road network across Mumbai

The 70-km underground corridor will link Coastal Road, BKC, and the airport, creating a third mode of travel beneath the city

Customs allows post-clearance revisions - of course, conditions apply

New CBIC rules let importers and exporters voluntarily revise shipping bills and pay or claim duty differences after clearance

Sugar industry likely to get sweet reprieve amid ethanol, pricing shocks

Centre's move to allow 1.5 million tonnes of sugar exports offers relief to a stressed sector grappling with ethanol allocation cuts, cane price hikes, and growing political pressure

Ola Electric rebuts South Korea's LG Energy Solution tech leak claims

Ola Electric has rejected reports linking it to a South Korean probe into alleged battery technology leaks from LG Energy Solution, saying it is focused on its own 4680 Bharat Cell, now in commercial

US air traffic staffing crisis disrupts thousands of flights amid shutdown

Some 1,500 flights were canceled and 6,000 flights were delayed on Saturday, compared with Friday when 1,025 were canceled and 7,000 were delayed

Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to act on terror, vows dialogue efforts

Pakistan said on Sunday that it was committed to dialogue to resolve differences with the Afghan Taliban but demanded that Kabul must address concerns regarding the use of its territory by terrorists.

Ukrainian strikes disrupt power, heating to 2 major cities in Russia

The report comes as Russia and Ukraine have traded almost daily assaults on each other's energy infrastructure and US-led diplomatic efforts to stop the nearly four-year war have not advanced

20 states spent 26% of budgeted capital expenditure in H1 FY26: CAG data

Among the states analysed, Telangana emerged as the frontrunner with the highest utilisation at 60.8 per cent, followed by Kerala at 43.6 per cent, and Madhya Pradesh at 39.9 per cent

Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea ask govt for entire 6GHz band

Say it will help fulfil vision of taking global lead in 6G