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INDIA LAUNCHES ₹1 LAKH CRORE R&D FUND AS ESTIC 2025 OPENS

Innovation push for private-led growth India opened its Emerging Science & Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2025) in New Delhi with a bold announcement:…

Private capital rushes to close funding gap Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and global partners have launched a climate loan fund that…

BRAZIL KICKS OFF PRE-COP30 CLIMATE EVENTS AMID GLOBAL DISTRACTIONS

Private sector steps in as politics falters Brazil’s Belém has begun hosting a three-week run of events leading up to COP30, signaling both ambition and fatigue in the world’s climate agenda.

TRUMP PRAISES SKYDANCE-PARAMOUNT DEAL, WEISS’S CBS ROLE

Media consolidation under spotlight In a “60 Minutes” interview, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Skydance’s takeover of Paramount and journalist Bari Weiss’s new role at CBS News as “signs of course correction.”

U.S. LAB BEAGLE SUPPLIER TO HALT SALES AFTER CRUELTY CASE

Animal-testing pipeline disrupted Ridglan Farms, one of America’s main suppliers of beagles for laboratory use, will end dog sales by mid-2026 under a court agreement following a felony animal-cruelty probe, Vox reported.

ASIA’S FACTORIES STUMBLE AS U.S. TARIFFS HIT ORDER BOOKS

PMI signals cool demand across major hubs Fresh business surveys show October as another soft month for Asia’s manufacturers.

EU CLIMATE CHIEF CALLS U.S. RETREAT A “WATERSHED MOMENT”

Belem summit faces headwinds EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the U.S. pullback from key green commitments marks a “watershed moment” that could dampen momentum ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

OPENAI’S SCALE AND RISK: IS IT “TOO BIG TO FAIL”?

AI concentration raises new questions The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI’s growing dominance—powering countless apps, enterprise tools, and developer APIs—has reached systemic scale.

AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 10 NEAR MAZAR-E-SHARIF

Rescue rush amid mounting toll A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 260, officials said.

TRUMP BLOCKS NVIDIA’S MOST ADVANCED AI CHIPS FROM EXPORT

Escalation in U.S.–China tech controls The White House has drawn a new red line in the global chip race.