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With $103 billion wealth Mukesh Ambani is Asia's richest; Gautam Adani ric
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani is Asia's richest man with $103 billion wealth, a whopping 24 per cent jump in a year, while Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar has become the newest billionaire in India, according to Global Rich List report comp
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China, Pakistan power plant dispute at breaking point over non-payment iss
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): As China halts the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) over differences in cost estimations and contractual disputes with Pakistan, the issue of overdue payments owed to Chinese independent power producers (IPPs) is near a breaki
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Microbes, minerals might have triggered Earth's oxygenation: Study
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): There was barely any oxygen in the air for the first 2 billion years of Earth's history and though some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, accumulation of oxygen had not reached levels that would impact the global biosphere.
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Physics Motors Technology Pvt Ltd raises Pre Series A Funding from Florida
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15 (ANI/PNN): Hubli based, Electric Vehicle (EV) Drive Train Technology Manufacturing company, Physics Motors Technology Pvt Ltd. "Physics Motors" confirmed that it had raised Pre Series A funding from eminent Indian-American cardiologist, philanthropist
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Ram Bandhu innovates distribution with unique sales management techniques
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): When every person in India's 1.4 billion population is a consumer of spices in a market that's swamped with similar competitors, how does a spice brand keep growing continuously?
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Sri Lankan finance minister to visit India today
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Amid the worsening economic situation in his country, Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa will begin his India visit on Tuesday, hoping to seal a USD 1 billion line of credit (LoC).
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Human-induced climate change can cause widespread disruption in nature, sa
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 14 (ANI): A new study by scientists found that human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least abl
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India's exports rise 25.1 per cent in Feb; trade deficit widens to $20.88
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New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): India's merchandise exports rose by 25.1 per cent to $34.57 billion in February led by a healthy performance of engineering, petroleum and chemicals sectors, while the country's imports during the month jumped to $55.45 billion resulting in a trade deficit
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India needs USD 20 billion investments each year to achieve climate target
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): India needs USD 20 billion worth of investments each year to achieve its climate targets and fund its green transition, according to an industry report released on Saturday.
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India's forex reserves rise by $394 million to $631.92 billion
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 12 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $394 million to $631.92 billion in the week ended March 4 led by a sharp jump in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
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Pakistan International Airlines losses increase to Rs 50 billion
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) faced losses of PKR 50 billion during the calendar year in 2021 as compared to 34.6 billion in 2020, which is an increase of 47 per cent, according to a media report.
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EU disburses first instalment of EUR 300 million aid to Ukraine
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Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): Under the new emergency Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme, European Union on Friday (Local Time) disbursed EUR 300 million, the first payment of a EUR 1.2 billion package to support war-torn Ukraine.
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