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India needs $223 bn to meet 2030 renewable capacity goals: Report

India will need $223 billion of investment to meet its goal of wind and solar capacity installations by 2030, according to a new report

Incitement to violence is antithesis of peace, tolerance and harmony: India

India continues to remain deeply concerned at the worsening situation in Ukraine and reiterates its call for an immediate cessation of violence and an end to hostilities

Peak power demand in India drops 12.5% as monsoon picks up pace

Total rainfall deficit drops from over 40% on June 10 to just 2% on June 21

India's Russian imports up 3.5 times on oil buys despite Western pressure

It's now the 4th largest petroleum supplier for India with exports worth $1.3 bn in April

Until US, China enact reforms, WTO will continue to fade into irrelevance

China has benefited far more from the WTO than any other trading nation; it should step up and take responsibility for keeping the organization afloat by redefining its role

Australian defence minister arrives in India to boost security ties

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles arrived in India to hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh to strengthen defence and security cooperation between both countries

India faces near-term challenges; better placed to deal with them: FinMin

India's medium-term growth prospects remain bright as pent-up capacity expansion in the private sector is expected to drive capital formation, employment generation in rest of this decade, says report

Boris Johnson hails India-UK free trade agreement as 'biggest of them all'

Johnson and PM Narendra Modi during UK PM's visit had announced that the negotiating teams on both sides must work towards a Diwali timeline for the completion of a draft free trade agreement.

India to grant e-visas to over 100 Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan on priority

Following the attack on Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul that resulted in the death of two persons, India has decided to grant e-visas to over 100 Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan on priority

Tesla, Elon Musk welcome to India but only as per govt policies: Minister

Elon Musk and Tesla are welcome to India but the government will not compromise in any way on the policy of Aatmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India, Union minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said on Saturday. American electric carmaker Tesla, which has been seeking reduction in import duties to sell its vehicles in India, will not manufacture its products locally unless it is allowed to first sell and service its cars in the country, company founder and chief executive Elon Musk had said last month. "Tesla will not put a manufacturing plant in any location where we are not allowed first to sell & service cars," Musk had said in a tweet responding to a user asking about Tesla's plans to set up a manufacturing plant in India. Addressing The Global Summit by TV9 on Saturday, the Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said: "The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi has moved ahead swiftly on the Aatmanirbhar Bharat policy and received a very good response ..

India's Covid-19 case tally sees a jump, 13,216 infections reported

India's Covid-19 tally increased to 43,283,793 on Saturday as 13,216 more people tested positive for the viral disease and the active caseload climbed to 68,108, according to health ministry data

US is there for India, says Biden admin on New Delhi's ties with Russia

The United States is there for India, the Biden administration has said, noting that New Delhi's relationship with Moscow developed over several decades when Washington was not ready for that

India better placed to avoid stagflation risk, says RBI report

Paints an encouraging picture of economic activity gaining strength, with most GDP constituents exceeding their pre-pandemic levels

India needs Rs 4-trn investment for 113 GW RE projects in pipeline: Report

According to the report titled 'Accelerating India's Clean Energy Transition', about 103 GW of utility-scale renewable power generation projects are in the pipeline in India

'India may need $10 trn investment to achieve net-zero emission by 2070'

A joint white paper issued by GE-EY said on Thursday said that India would continue to rely on coal power, at least in the near future

India better placed than many others to avoid stagflation: RBI article

The article noted that global economic conditions continue to deteriorate as ratcheting up of commodity prices and financial market volatility have led to heightened uncertainty

Indian private equity investments reach $70 bn in 2,000 deals in 2021

Indian investments grew by 96 per cent over 2020 (excluding the mega deals of Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail).

India proposes settling Russia trade in rupees as purchases rise: Report

New Delhi plans to use about $2 billion equivalent of rupees deposited at Russia's state-controlled VTB Bank PJSC and Sberbank of Russia PJSC

WTO makes final negotiations for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India

The 164-member body is seeking to agree on a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a reduction of fishing subsidies, pledges on food security and the launch of an internal reform.

New I2U2 grouping to re-energise American alliances globally: White House

The new I2U2 grouping of India, Israel, the UAE and the US will hold its first virtual summit next month as part of the Biden administration's efforts to re-energise and revitalise American alliances