
At the UN climate summit, European Commission Vice President Franz Timmermans on Tuesday announced that the EU is ready to update its climate target for 2030, with a new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) that climbs two points -- from 55 to 57 per cent, which, despite showing a modest improvement, would still not be in line with what the bloc...

At the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) event at the G20 Summit, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and leaders of the International Partners Group (IPG) of like minded countries, co-led by the US and Japan, on Tuesday launched a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) developed with Indonesia du...

Leading global smart device brand OPPO India on Tuesday announced that majority of its 5G devices now support the standalone True 5G network of Reliance Jio. ...

Nikon India has announced its entry into the healthcare sector, through the System Product Microscopy business. ...

The high food and energy prices will curb economic growth and result in social tensions in 2023 and hence the outlook for sovereign creditworthiness is negative, said Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday. ...

The world must move quickly to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal significantly in order to avoid severe impacts from climate change, a new IEA report said on Tuesday, calling for immediate policy action to rapidly mobilise massive financing for clean energy alternatives to coal and to ensure secure, aff...

Amid chaos at Twitter, Elon Musk will face two court cases in the US this week, one defending his $56 billion pay package from allegations by Tesla shareholders and the other is a manslaughter trial set to begin in Los Angeles state for a fatal crash. ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced plans to donate most of his $124 billion fortune during his lifetime, at a time when the e-commerce giant is reportedly set to lay off nearly 10,000 workers. ...

The President on Monday appointed Gaurav Dwivedi, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharti....

Chinese authorities are making their biggest effort yet to end a crisis in the country's vast real estate sector that has weighed heavily on the economy over the past year, media reports said. ...