Climate Finance – Net Zero 2070
• Total finance required: $22 trillion till 2070.
• Annual finance required: About $500 billion per year.
• Source of estimate: Agnes Deresiewicz, Chief Investment & Programme Officer, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).
Key Data
• 30% of AI professionals worldwide are women.
• Only 16% of these women are in AI research roles.
• Source: UN Women.
• UN Women stresses the need for greater female participation in AI development so technology reflects women’s needs in:
• Health
• Finance
• Climate resilience
• Safety
Context
India is upgrading its national AI capacity under the IndiaAI Mission, expanding infrastructure, funding, and GPU availability to accelerate AI research, startups, and public-sector adoption.
AI Mission 1 (Launched: 2024)
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Key Features (Original Mission):
• Creation of IndiaAI Compute Capacity
• National AI datasets platform
• Skilling programmes in AI
• Promotion of AI startups & innovation
AI Mission 2 — Upgradation
• Increases computing power available to academia + startups.
• Expands sovereign, secure AI data systems.
• Strengthens support for foundational models and sectoral applications (EdTech/HealthTech).
• Moves towards large-scale, affordable, public-purpose AI.
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
• High-performance processors specialised for parallel computation, crucial for training AI models.
Defence Cooperation
• India and France renewed their Defence Cooperation Agreement for 10 years.
India requested:
• Higher indigenous content (up to 50%) in Rafale jets.
• Expansion of Rafale MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in India.
New mechanisms:
• Reciprocal deployment of officers between Indian Army & French Land Forces.
• Joint venture MoU for manufacturing Hammer missiles in India.
Priority defence areas discussed:
• Co-development, co-production, and niche technologies.
• Enhanced military-to-military engagement.
• France reaffirmed India’s role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region.
Overall Significance
• Strengthens global stability and defence-industrial cooperation.
• Expands coordination in Europe, Indian Ocean, and Indo-Pacific regions.
Context
India and France have elevated their ties to a “Special Global Strategic Partnership,” marked by high-level meetings covering diplomacy, defence, economy, and long-term cooperation.
1. Strategic Partnership Highlights
• Relationship upgraded to a special global strategic partnership reflecting deeper political trust.
• Focus areas: critical minerals, health, science & technology, renewable energy, skilling, and rule-based global order.
• Annual Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue established to review progress (including Horizon 2047 roadmap).
• Emphasis on cooperation based on rule of law and a world order without hegemony.
Context
Iran briefly closed the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing indirect US–Iran nuclear talks, signalling pressure while negotiations continue.
Strait of Hormuz
• Narrow sea passage between Iran (north) and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula (south).
• Connects the Persian Gulf → Gulf of Oman → Arabian Sea → Indian Ocean.
• World’s most critical oil chokepoint — ~20% of global crude oil passes through it.
• Closure or disruption significantly impacts global energy supply and shipping routes.
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