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India’s latest climate pledge envisions only modest new reductions in fossil fuel dependence through 2035. The plan, which India’s executive approved Wednesday, comes more than a year after the Paris Agreement’s initial deadline for countries to submit their 2035 national targets. It commits the world’s most populous country to cut its emissions intensity 47 percent…

Allianz Jio Reinsurance Limited (Allianz Jio Re), the joint venture of Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group (Allianz), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V., has commenced its operations, including underwriting reinsurance in India, effective immediately. Allianz Jio Re, led by Sonia Rawal as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), combines JFSL’s local market knowledge…

The bill seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify. Source link

Prime Minister Keir Starmer arriving in India to lead the UK trade delegation With India exploring a raft of international trade agreements, including securing a pact with the European Union in January 2026, a British engineering firm is encouraging UK exporters to act now to benefit from an impending UK-India trade deal. With mounting competition…

Activists say the new bill moves away from the self-identification principle of the 2014 court ruling and could reshape how transgender people are legally recognised. Critics further argue that the new definition could exclude many transgender people, particularly those who rely on self-identification, including some trans men and women as well as non-binary and gender-fluid…

Indian government approves new Nationally Determined Contribution, featuring ambitious new emissions and clean power targets Source link

Hours before a call between President Trump and India’s prime minister, American officials urged India to focus on shared goals and ignore differences. Source link