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G20 must prioritise climate finance

Funding is also needed for the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, even the private sector, to preserve biodiversity

Rs 6,000 aid for farmers by Maharashtra govt insufficient: Telangana CM

Telangana Chief Minister and BRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said the Rs 6,000 assistance for farmers announced by the Maharashtra government was inadequate

OneWeb offering can match mobile services rates of west, not India: Mittal

Satellite communication service provider OneWeb is able to match mobile services rates of western countries but its prices can't be at par with the "extremely low" tariff in India

Hindus among healthiest, Sikhs most likely to own homes: UK census data

Hindus living in the UK are among the healthiest and well qualified religious groups and Sikhs are most likely to own their homes, according to latest census data for England and Wales

Israeli governance group asks court to punish PM Netanyahu over legal plan

An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country's Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly violating a conflict of interest agreement

Technical issues at Lufthansa delay operations at Frankfurt airport

Lufthansa's operations were disrupted on Sunday at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems, German news agency dpa reported.

Our financial dependence on broking is now far lower: ICICI Securities CEO

Retail investor behaviour so far has been mixed in terms of market activity. Indirect investment through mutual funds has improved significantly, said Vijay Chandok, MD & CEO, ICICI Securities

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals announces merger with Butterfly

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (CGCEL) and Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances have announced a merger to accelerate and smoothen the realisation of synergies of the combined business

Anurag Thakur pitches for larger airport at Himachal's Dharamshala

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday made a strong pitch for the expansion of Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala airport to provide direct and seamless connectivity to the region

Measures taken by IIFCL to keep bad loans under check: Parliament panel

Appreciating the measures taken by IIFCL, a Parliamentary panel said initiative taken by the state-owned entity will keep bad loans under check and also help it in discharging its role

Death whisperers: Elephant poaching for ivory remains unabated

Poachers kill 41 jumbos in 5 yrs; activists warn against India taking a softer stance on international ivory trade

Cong' Satyagraha brazen display of arrogance, insult to Mahatma Gandhi: BJP

The BJP on Sunday slammed the Congress over its 'Sankalp Satyagraha', alleging that it was agitating against the country's Constitution and the court's verdict against Rahul Gandhi

IPL 2023: Bairstow ruled out, uncapped Short named as replacement in PBKS

Punjab Kings' star English cricketer Jonny Bairstow was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming IPL and uncapped Australian batter Matthew Short has been named as his replacement.

LVM3 rocket performed very well, suited for Gaganyaan, says Isro chief

The LVM3 rocket, Indian Space Research Organisation's heaviest launch vehicle so far, successfully placed 36 satellites of OneWeb into orbit, earlier in the day

Centre approves nearly Rs 700 crore for NH widening project in Karnataka

The Centre has approved a sum of Rs 698.08 crore for the widening of the Belur to Hassan section of NH373, with the addition of paved shoulders, in Karnataka, Nitin Gadkari said

Family ID next big thing in UP for delivering schemes: Welfare Minister

Family ID -- a database of families with unique identification numbers -- will be the next big technology-based intervention in robust delivery of services and schemes to people in Uttar Pradesh

Congress to hold fast on Monday to condemn disqualification of Rahul Gandhi

A day later, the Lok Sabha Secretariat in a notification said that his disqualification was effective from the day of his conviction

Centre notifies revised MGNREGA FY24 wage rates; highest for Haryana

The wage hikes, which range from Rs 7 to Rs 26, will come into effect from April 1

Akasa wants to be nimble, efficient rather than have a label: CEO Dube

In an interview with PTI, Dube said the airline is in its early stages, but "if someone has got 19 aircraft, is that a startup or is that not a startup?"

CIAL airport resumes operations after 2 hrs lag due to helicopter crash

One person was injured when a Coast Guard helicopter crashed on Sunday just after takeoff from its enclave at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) here