COP29 World Climate Action Summit Highlights: At the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, countries approved vital carbon credit quality standards essential for facilitating a U.N.-backed global carbon market aimed at funding greenhouse gas reduction projects. This early agreement marks a significant step forward, despite concerns about the upcoming U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump, who has indicated intentions to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Experts suggest that the endorsement might help operationalize the market by next year, enabling countries and companies to purchase carbon credits for climate initiatives worldwide. However, while the approved standards seek to address the credibility of projects, campaigners have raised concerns about their adequacy, especially regarding human rights protections. Criticism also arose regarding the decision-making process, with some nations feeling excluded from discussions. Moving forward, negotiators aim to establish further rules to ensure the market’s integrity, which could potentially yield $250 billion annually and cut carbon emissions significantly by 2030.

India’s key priorities at the conference are likely to focus on ensuring accountability for developed nations on climate finance, strengthening resilience for vulnerable communities, and achieving an equitable energy transition, experts anticipate

The cybercrime police station Ranchi wrote to a social media platform to remove the objectionable posts under Section 69(A) of the IT Act

UDF-led Oppn. boycotts event; senior citizens in 75 wards trained to use mobile phones, internet, says Mayor

Demand to appoint trained technician for the job; standardised operation of the whole signal network for the urban area sought

Severity of injuries varies, with one victim in critical condition and seven others on ventilator support even as 101 continue to undergo treatment at various hospitals; Kasaragod District Police has announced a Special Investigation Team to probe the incident; district administration said that the additional divisional magistrate has been directed to carry out an inquiry separately into the incident and submit a report.

BJP alleges that low-intensity Chinese-made firecrackers were stored in a shed on temple grounds and the explosion only destroyed shed’s roof, while CPI(M) urges political leaders to avoid blame games during a sensitive time

7 persons among the injured are on ventilator support; Kasaragod District Police has announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident; the district administration said that the additional divisional magistrate has been directed to carry out an inquiry separately into the incident and submit a report

Three bidders were strategically placed to ensure that MCK Kutty Engineering Projects bagged the contract, says Opposition

Upcoming bypolls in Palakkad and Chelakkara set to be purely political and may possibly shape the template for 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala

IUML leader Kunhalikutty calls for a swift resolution of the issue, cautioning that delays could deepen communal divide

The university formally hands over the technology to the Indian Army. The state-of-the-art solution employs cutting-edge machine learning, radar, and drone technologies for the safe identification of buried explosives.

Senate and Syndicate members raise data manipulation concerns and lack of transparency in project partnership with Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd.

Patients and caregivers endure long wait times for outpatient tickets as glitches in the new system hinder the registration process

Old pipelines to be connected to newly laid pipelines to facilitate national highway widening

The veteran journalist calls for urgent measures to combat misinformation and uphold the standards of journalism in the digital age

Project to encourage scientific skills of students

Though the State had sought a special assistance package for the affected, the Centre is yet to approve it, says Revenue Minister

The BJP-led Union government will not be able to implement the proposal since it does not have absolute majority in Parliament, he says. He says the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll has been ‘inflicted on the people’

The question asked students to consider the case from a human rights perspective

A year after its commissioning, the ₹4-crore project remains in poor condition, with the bitumen yet to be applied and only partial work completed, leading to delays in making the road fully motorable

He says Jamat-e-Islami was the counterpart of the BJP

Thalassery Sessions Court, while granting her bail, had stipulated that P.P. Divya must report to police station every Monday between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

All three fronts confident of victory. Satyan Mokeri concludes his campaigning in Kalpetta, while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Navya Haridas wind up electioneering at Sulthan Bathery

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