The United States and China formally joined the Paris climate deal.
The move by the world’s two biggest polluters is a major step forward for the 180-nation accord, which sets ambitious goals for capping global warming and funnelling trillions of dollars to poor countries facing climate catastrophe.
Obama and Xi Jinping handed ratification documents to UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
China is responsible for almost a quarter of the world’s emissions, with the U.S. in second place on around 15 per cent, so their participation is crucial.
India extended a $500-million line of credit to Vietnam to deepen their defence cooperation and signed 12 agreements, amid China’s muscle flexing in the disputed South China Sea and emerging regional challenges.
SBI Life Set to be the Top Private Insurer
SBI Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between the State Bank of India and French insurer BNP Paribas Cardif, is set to become the number one life insurance company in the private sector.
This is despite the fact that HDFC Life and Max Life Insurance are merging, aiming to become the largest private life insurer.
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