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Waiting for a COP-out In Deja Vu Baku COP29 is set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a focus on enhancing ambition and enabling action for climate change. The event aims to be a 'moment of truth' for the climate community and a test for the Paris Agreement's effectiveness.
04 Jul, 2024, 11.16 PM ISTCOP29 will be litmus test for Paris agreement: Yalchin Rafiyev Azerbaijan, the host of the annual UN climate conference COP29, has the duty to lead nations in agreeing on measures to combat climate change at the necessary speed and scale to keep global warming within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Baku will...
01 Jul, 2024, 11.58 PM ISTWhat will happen when the Ukraine gas transit deal expires? Ukraine has announced it will not extend a five-year deal with Russia's Gazprom for the transit of Russian gas to Europe when it expires at the end of the year. The Ukraine gas transit route, agreed upon by Moscow and Kyiv in 2019, enables Russia to...
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Azerbaijan proposes COP truce to unite countries on climate change Azerbaijan, the host of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29), is aiming to shield the annual talks from geopolitical tensions by proposing a two-week COP truce. This initiative, inspired by the Olympic truce, is intended to ...
07 Jun, 2024, 12.10 AM ISTChiranjeevi has a surprise guest on sets: Ajith Kumar. Pics of two superstars go viral Ajith Kumar, currently filming Adhik Ravichandran’s 'Good Bad Ugly' in Hyderabad, met Tollywood superstar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday. The shoots for "Good Bad Ugly" and Chiranjeevi’s "Vishwambhara" are both taking place at Annapurna Studio in Hyderaba...
29 May, 2024, 04.42 PM ISTEKI Energy to provide carbon credit services to Azerbaijan-based FARI Solutions EKI Energy Services will provide carbon credit services for clients of Azerbaijan-based FARI Solutions, managing the entire carbon credit process in Azerbaijan.
27 May, 2024, 03.40 PM ISTNo sign of foul play in Iran president's deadly helicopter crash, early report says Four days after the crash that claimed the lives of Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six others, Raisi was laid to rest in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Mashhad on Thursday. Analysts note Iran's concerning air safety history, marked by...
24 May, 2024, 08.18 PM ISTIranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian dead in helicopter crash Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and his foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. Rescue teams faced harsh conditions to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province. Initial reports suggest the helic...
22 May, 2024, 10.36 AM ISTIndia stands by people of Iran in this time of tragedy: Jaishankar on death of President Raisi India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, expressed shock over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. He expressed condolences to their families a...
21 May, 2024, 04.13 PM ISTHere's the last video of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi moments before the helicopter crashed A video has gone viral on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which is considered to have been shot minutes before the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others crashed. Watch the video here.
20 May, 2024, 08.34 PM ISTPM Modi expresses concern over Raisi's helicopter incident, says "we pray for well-being of Iranian President" Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter incident and said that India stands in solidarity with people of Iran in this hour of distress. PM Modi said that he is praying for well-being of Ra...
20 May, 2024, 12.18 PM ISTIran president dead: What we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter? On Monday, Iranian state television announced the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. As of Monday morning, rescuers had not yet reached the site, though they spotted the helicopter approximately 2 kilometers away at dawn. Reports indicate slim chance...
20 May, 2024, 12.17 PM ISTWho was Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's hardline president who died in a helicopter crash? Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, considered a hard-liner and a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous northwestern region, Iranian media reported. Raisi, who previously ran Iran's judiciary and faced U....
20 May, 2024, 12.09 PM ISTIran President Helicopter Crash: Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian have died, say news reports An Iranian official has informed Reuters that President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have died in a helicopter crash in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, near the border with Azerbaijan. The helicopter was returning from...
20 May, 2024, 10.42 AM ISTHelicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi crashes in mountains: official Raisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV described the area of the incident happening as being near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian cap...
20 May, 2024, 01.27 AM ISTA taste of Europe trip at half the cost: How to plan Kazakhstan or Georgia or Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan trip for Rs. 1 lakh A clutch of countries in the south of Caucasus and Central Asia provide a whiff of Europe without snapping your budget. Within sniffing distance of Europe and straddling the Eurasian cusp, these are perfect destinations as they combine unsurpassed n...
13 May, 2024, 02.19 PM ISTRussia nudges Azerbaijan to play active role in INSTC that would boost trade with India Azerbaijan has been slow in full implementation of INSTC, which has otherwise contributed to increase in India-Russia trade since 2022. Armenia is also interested in developing a branch of INSTC. While the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan route is another br...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.40 AM ISTSluggish progress on climate finance at World Bank, IMF meetings Annual World Bank and IMF meetings lacked a clear climate finance plan. Focus on NCQG at COP29. Calls for increased finance for vulnerable nations. Bank seeks additional financing through IDA. IMF chief highlights debt challenges.
21 Apr, 2024, 11.20 AM ISTAzerbaijan minister: There is overall consensus on Azerbaijan hosting COP29 "I'm delighted to announce that there is an overall consensus on the candidacy of Azerbaijan to host COP29," he told the summit in Dubai.
09 Dec, 2023, 03.20 PM ISTArmenian PM indicates peace treaty with Azerbaijan on cards Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has expressed the possibility of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan in the coming months, amid fears of renewed conflict. Pashinyan outlined key peace principles, including mutual recognition of territorial integr...
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