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COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel 'phase-out'

THE COP28 CLIMATE summit in Dubai entered its final hours as Sultan Al Jaber, the Emirati oil executive who's presiding over this year's talks, sought to produce a text that would include a commitment to reduce the world's consumption of oil and gas for the first time.

Crisis worsens across Gaza as Israel-Hamas war intensifies

OVER 18,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED

GQG's $10-billion India bet has winning picks beyond Adani

RAJIV JAIN'S GQG Partners saw the value of its India portfolio more than double in little over a year, driven by winning stock picks that go beyond the Adani Group. The value of India investments across six of GQG's funds jumped to $9.9 billion, compared with $4.4 billion a year earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from latest regulatory filings and information on the Florida-based investor's website.

BluSmart optimistic about scaling up EV leasing scheme ANEES HUISSAIN & AVANTI REDA allowed origting EV oun markroto Unlilagaha invector in PluSmart maintained

IN A BID to expand its fleet size and enter new cities, Gurugram-based all-electric taxi startup BluSmart has turned to individuals for investments through its Assure programme.

India pitches for consensus to tackle AI risks

COMMUNICATIONS AND IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) summit, to be held in New Delhi from December 12-14, will aim at arriving at a consensus-based approach to mitigate risks of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as well as look at innovations and opportunities of AI.

Sanghrajka to be new Infosys CFO

INFOSYS, THE COUNTRY'S second-largest software services exporter, on Monday appointed Jayesh Sanghrajka, a company veteran of nearly two decades, as its chief financial officer (CFO), with effect from April 1, 2024.

Adani Green to raise $410 million to refinance 2024 bond

AN ADANI GREEN Energy-consortium plans to raise about $410 million via new bond issuance to refinance a dollar note maturing in about a year's time, according to a filing to Singapore's stock exchange.

FMCG volume growth a dismal 3.4% in 15 years

PRODUCT PRICES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED, SAYS BCG

OBC leader Mohan Yadav set to become MP's new CM

MOHAN YADAV (58), a BJP MLA from Ujjain South, will be sworn in as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, the party announced on Monday. Yadav, who had defeated the rival Congress candidate by a margin of 12,941 votes, will succeed Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who completed four terms as the CM of the state where the BJP registered a resounding victory in the recent assembly polls.

FM: Retail inflation is now 'stable'

INDIA'S CPI INFLATION is now \"stable\" and the temporary increases are caused by demand-supply mismatches arising out of global shocks and adverse weather conditions, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

Make more transfers to states conditional, urges central bank

THE RESERVE BANK of India has urged the Finance Commission to consider recommending \"an increased share of conditional transfers\" to the state governments, based on reforms, quality of expenditure and fiscal sustainability. This, it said, would help harness healthy competition across the states, and strengthen the fiscal consolidation drive.

Onion prices may fall 30% by Jan: Official

Wholesale prices decline by a third in key markets following export ban

Don't put all risks of tax judgements on private sector: Rajan

Former RBI governor says no ban on cypto necessary at this stage

101 investments made in 2023: HNIs, celebrities offer lifeline to startups

THE FUNDING WINTER hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of a large number of veteran entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals (HNIS) and celebrities towards the startup eco system.

PowerGrid likely to lose oversight role in boost to pvt investors

IN WHAT COULD give a further fillip to private investments in electricity transmission projects, the Centre is set to divest Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) of its regulatory mandate. The state-run firm owns and operates the bulk of inter-state and inter-regional transmissions.

Sensex scales Mount 70k

Nifty touches lifetime high; investor wealth soars to ₹351 trillion

Hinduja's stake transfer plan hits Irdai roadblock

Regulator objects, calls application premature’

Unai Emery's sweet revenge on Arsenal

Sacked by the Gunners four years ago, the Spaniard has rebuilt his reputation

Reliance's life with Metro

RELIANCE RETAIL's (RR) ₹2,850 crore acquisition of Metro Cash & Carry India last December held out much promise. A year on, however, market realities appear to have slowed the integration process.

Pranab called Modi visits a 'political adda': Daughter

IN HER BOOK 'Pranab, My Father - A Daughter Remembers' which mentions the late Congress leader Pranab Mukerjee's strained relationship with the party leadership, Sharmistha Mukherjee also writes about the \"strong personal chemistry\" he had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

House panel recommends prayers, rituals at protected sites of 'religious significance'

A PARLIAMENTARY PANEL has recommended the government to explore the possibility of permitting puja and worship at monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that have religious significance.

VP calls for debate on freebies: Empower minds not pockets

STATING THAT THE politics of \"so-called freebies\" for which there is a \"mad race\" lead to dependence rather than strengthening human rights, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Sunday called for a national debate on it while addressing an event of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Human Rights Day.

Vishnu Deo Sai to be Chhattisgarh CM

ENDING THE SUSPENSE in Chhattisgarh, the BJP on Sunday named senior tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai (59), a former Union minister and three-time state party president, as its Chief Minister.

MNRE plans long-term exemption for green hydrogen projects for solar PV

THE MINISTRY OF New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), a key player in the Indian government's decarbonisation goals, has proposed an exemption for green hydrogen developers from adhering to its list of authorised manufacturers to enable them to import solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and wind turbine models from China.

This MacBook can handle Al workloads easily

It sports a top-notch design with an ultra-smooth display

Genpact turns to GenAl to train staff

Chatbot AI Guru is the go-to-advisor for its employees worldwide

Picking up speed

Royal Enfield is working overtime to open up new pockets of influence

Sustainability, geopolitics are skills CXOs must learn

Sustainability will go the way of AI a skill everyone needs, not just for specific roles

OMO sales unlikely in December-January

THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) is unlikely to conduct open market operation (OMO) sales in December and January. Experts say possibilities of OMO sales in the current and the next month are low, and that the central bank will resort to such sales only in the case of a sustained and notably high liquidity surplus.

Global rate-cut standoff looms

FROM WASHINGTON TO Frankfurt to London and beyond, central bankers are approaching their final decisions of the year against a backdrop of unease at how the global inflation cycle is turning.