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As over 100 nations committed to tripling the worldwide renewable energy capacity by 2030 during COP28 in Dubai, India finds itself navigating a delicate balance in meeting its ethanol blending target

The Hindu editorial based on “Biogas can fuel a green economy”

International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged governments to pledge to triple the global capacity of renewables by 2030 in preparation for COP 28. However, some major participants have not yet committed to this pledge.

The Union Minister recently stated that, according to a study by the National Centre for Coastal Research, more than a third of India’s coastline is at risk of erosion.

Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, is currently on a state visit to India—his inaugural trip to the country since assuming office in January 2020.

In the patent landscape, including pharmaceutical patents, defining precise boundaries for patent protection is vital for communicating the granted rights of specific inventions to stakeholders. However, complications arise, especially with provisions like those in Section 3 of the Patent Act, necessitating focused clarification.

India’s relations with its neighbors are undergoing a transformative phase, prompting a retrospective examination of the factors that have shaped its ties with the immediate neighborhood.

According to the National Crime Record Bureau’s annual report, there was a 4% increase in crimes against women in 2022 compared to 2021.

The Supreme Court upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The World Meteorological Organization’s latest report, “The Global Climate 2011 – 2020,” notes that, on average, glaciers worldwide underwent an annual thinning of about one meter from 2011 to 2020 in the section discussing glacier health

At the ongoing COP28 climate summit in Dubai, approximately 63 nations have committed to the world’s first-ever pledge to significantly reduce cooling emissions.

Present-day India grapples with formidable challenges in its relationships with neighboring countries, further compounded by the emergence of a newfound superpower in its vicinity—an unprecedented situation in its historical trajectory.