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India, UK seek to wrap up trade negotiations before busy election year

It's the 13th round of negotiations on a deal intended to expand a trading relationship that was worth more than $24 billion last year

State results show BJP in pole position but the Opposition can still fight

The BJP has twice now won majorities in India's parliament by sweeping almost every constituency in the north and the west of the country

As India's garbage pile climbs, waste-to-energy may offer the solution

The JBM Enviro waste-to-energy facility runs like a coal-fired power plant - it uses heat from burning feedstock to turn water into steam that powers a turbine

US govt examined Hindenburg allegations before giving $553 mn loan to Adani

Allegations in a scathing report by US-based Hindenburg Research, which erased around $100 billion from the Adani Group's market value earlier this year

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to rise 1.1% to hit peak in 2023

The planet is on track to exceed its carbon budget for 1.5C of warming around 2030, and the budget for 1.7C in 15 years, according to the group's Global Carbon Budget annual report

Byju's founder Raveendran pledges homes to raise funds for staff salaries

Two homes owned by Raveendran's family in Bengaluru, in southern India, and his under-construction villa in Epsilon, a plush gated community in the city, were offered as collateral to borrow $12 mn

India pushes to maintain military presence in 'strategically imp' Maldives

The two countries have set up a committee to discuss India's deployment in the archipelago, the officials said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private

US sets limits on sourcing material from China to receive EV tax credits

The restrictions will apply to battery components next year, then include suppliers of key battery raw materials, such as nickel and lithium, in 2025

Edtech company Byju's calls for AGM to approve audited FY22 financials

Calls AGM to okay audited financials

Brookfield's $12.8 billion Origin Energy bid rejected by investors

"The utility will "focus on delivering on our strategic priorities, accelerating investment in cleaner energy and storage and pursuing our ambition to lead the energy transition," Origin Chairman said

Global green bonds mark second-busiest month of 2023 as issuers pounce

Issuance of all kinds of ESG bonds - green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, or SLBs - jumped to $82.6 billion in November, up from $55.9 billion in October

What world's biggest banks really mean when they put trillions into ESG

By 2021, the role of finance in creating a greener, fairer planet was a growing part of the public debate, leading an ever greater number of lenders to produce such targets

Rishi Sunak's current polling worse than Truss with key UK voters

Just 59% of voters who backed the Conservatives under Boris Johnson at the 2019 election are sticking with the party under Sunak, the report found

COP28: Adani Green Energy to invest $22 billion toward India's 2030 goal

Electricity demand is growing 7% annually, dwarfing expansion in other economies. This led the govt to mandate the addition of both renewable and thermal capacity to prevent blackouts, the CEO said

Gautam Adani's wealth swells by $10 billion on relief stock rally

"The general view is that the worst is behind and now we will not hear about Hindenburg," said a portfolio manager said

World Bank Chief Banga hails COP28 momentum as climate pledges mount

World leaders spent the first three days at the climate conference unveiling a string of announcements from cutting methane emissions to ramping up the flow of money to poorer countries

Bitcoin hits $40,000 for the first time since May 2022 on rate reductions

The crypto industry is also awaiting the outcome of applications from the likes of BlackRock Inc. to start the first US spot Bitcoin ETFs

Modi's win in state polls seen as boosting case for equity inflow in India

India's benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index closed at a record high on Friday while the futures climbed as much as 1.6% early on Monday

Shrinking, aging pool of workers push Japan to find new ways to fill Jobs

Earlier this year, the government committed ¥3.5 trillion ($23.6 billion) on measures to increase the birthrate, but the shortfall in available workers has been challenging employers for some time

PM Modi shouldn't chase Elon Musk for manufacturing Tesla in India

If the Indian government believes this is how to build an EV-manufacturing ecosystem, however, it ought to think again