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Sticking points that could heat up Katowice climate change talks

The divide over paragraph 5 of article 9 of the Paris Agreement has widened during the year

Govt to ease land acquisition, finance for renewables to meet 450 GW target

At the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday, Modi vowed to double India's renewable energy target to 450 gigawatt (GW) by 2030

Explained: Why India should not enhance its climate targets at UNSG Summit

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend Climate Action Summit on September 23 at New York

Centre assures immediate and ample onion supply to states as demand rises

Earlier this week, the Centre had taken several decisions to curb the rise in onion prices

Terror elimination precondition for cooperation in South Asia: S Jaishankar

Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a precondition not only for fruitful cooperation, but also for the very survival of the region itself, Jaishankar said

As many as 11 IPOs in the pipeline, says Dipam's Dheeraj Bhatnagar

The Centre has set itself a target of raising Rs 1.05 trillion by way of disinvestment, in FY20

Govt seeks steep cut in devolution to states from existing 42% of tax pool

Finance Commission has written to ministry for a revised memorandum

No liquidity crisis: FM after 'tonic-like' meeting with private banks

Says sentiment driving lower passenger vehicle sales, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Imports of paper & paperboard up 29.5% in Q1; capacity utilisation drops

Higher imports are leading to lower capacity utilisation for domestic manufacturers

NHAI seeks IITs' help in reducing costs, constructing better road

Cost of road construction has increased massively for the authority that recently announced tenders for 950km of road stretches worth Rs 30,000 cr

New framework to bail out stressed financial companies likely today

Sources said the regulators would identify the companies that would come under the new mechanism and require a lifeline

PMC Bank crisis: No need to get into this now, says FM Sitharaman

The government's intention is to have a stable environment, she said

Effective tax rates applicable to Indian firms still among the highest

Effective tax rates applicable to companies in India are still among the highest if one includes taxation on dividends and other means of returning surplus cash to promoters and shareholders

Govt might seek extension of ECB to boost NBFC credit in economy

May ask RBI for relaxed co-origination norms

Indian economy loses Rs 1.17 trillion due to smuggling, says study

The study measures the impact of smuggling in five areas - textiles, tobacco products, readymade garments, capital goods, and consumer electronics - taking into consideration their backward and forwar

RBI's liquidity committee favours long-term lending operations

Existing liquidity framework good enough, says internal committee

Govt to appoint global consultants to sell excess land holdings of PSUs

The process, to be carried out by the Niti Aayog with the help of the Finance Ministry's DIPAM, will be a big source of revenue in the next two years

IHB to raise Rs 6,700 crore to complete Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline

The project, being executed at a capital cost of Rs 10,000 crore, will be funded with Rs 6,730 crore of debt and Rs 3,360 crore of equity

RBI hikes withdrawal cap to Rs 10,000 from Rs 1,000 for PMC Bank customers

The amount is the maximum one can withdraw in six months, and includes the Rs 1,000 withdrawal allowed earlier

E-commerce firms expect 60% increase in business this Diwali season

The estimate is in sharp contrast to the prevailing economic scenario in the country, with every other industry blaming slowdown for affecting businesses