COP31 opens in Antalya as leaders debate missing big names and Turkiye promotes a 2035 plan to electrify transport, buildings, and industry. India's attendance at COP31 comes days after Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at a Nov 3 briefing in New Delhi that the country would seek a formal decision to launch the Climate Finance. Former US secretary of state says most nations are ‘stumbling along’ while Beijing has ‘hugely.