By Archana Chaudhary Bloomberg
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With New Mumbai Plan, Aaditya Thackeray Creates A First For South Asia
Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India's national goal and makes it the first city in South Asia to set such a timeline.
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India Added 40 Billionaires Last Year But Number of Poor Doubled: Oxfam
India's richest have more than doubled their fortunes during Covid-19 crisis that's ravaged the country and worsened poverty, and the government should revisit its policies to redistribute wealth, according to the global Oxfam Davos report of 2022.
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World's Worst Internet Clampdown Cost This Country $3 Billion In 2021
Internet outages by Myanmar's military junta to curb nationwide protests over a coup in 2021 cost the country $2.8 billion, the biggest losses in the world, according to a study.
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PM Modi Surprises Climate Summit With 2070 Net-Zero Vow For India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit with a bold pledge: the world's third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070.
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Once Enemies, US And Taliban Find Common Ground Against ISIS
After fighting each other for 20 years, the U.S. and Taliban are suddenly finding their interests aligned against a common enemy -- but their own bloody history stands in the way of eliminating the threat.
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Curbs By India, World's Biggest Vaccine Export, To Hit Poorest Nations
India is restricting coronavirus vaccine exports, a move that will likely hit the world's most disadvantaged nations hardest and exacerbate what the World Health Organization's head this week called a "grotesque" supply chasm between rich and poor countries.
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India Considers Zero Emissions Goal 2050, Decade Before China: Report
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Government's Spending On Growth Later Deprives Those Vulnerable Now
India has vowed to spend almost half-a-trillion dollars to bring the pandemic-ravaged economy back onto a growth path, but that risks leaving vulnerable sections that still need support without immediate help.
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For India's Covid Vaccine Rollout By March, These Are The Big Challenges
India hopes to start rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021, but it faces a steep challenge: cold chain and distribution infrastructure.
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Kamala Harris's Chennai Family Says She Will Win Over India, Like Trump
Placards lining the road into Kamala Harris's ancestral family village in southern India display her photograph with the caption "Singa Pennae," or "Lioness."
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"Exploring Ways To Restart Road Projects Amid Lockdown": Nitin Gadkari
The government is seeking ways to resume construction of highways and arterial roads in districts least impacted by the coronavirus outbreak as it charts out a plan to revive Asia's third-largest economy.
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India May Be Next Coronavirus Hotspot With "Avalanche" Of Cases: Experts
India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.
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Allowed By Law To Intercept, Monitor Data In Public Interest: Government
The centre said on Tuesday it's "empowered" to intercept, monitor and decrypt digital information in the public interest as long as its agencies follow the law.
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PM Modi-President Xi's Seaside Summit Aims To Reset China-India Ties
Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.
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With New Mumbai Plan, Aaditya Thackeray Creates A First For South Asia
Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India's national goal and makes it the first city in South Asia to set such a timeline.
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India Added 40 Billionaires Last Year But Number of Poor Doubled: Oxfam
India's richest have more than doubled their fortunes during Covid-19 crisis that's ravaged the country and worsened poverty, and the government should revisit its policies to redistribute wealth, according to the global Oxfam Davos report of 2022.
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World's Worst Internet Clampdown Cost This Country $3 Billion In 2021
Internet outages by Myanmar's military junta to curb nationwide protests over a coup in 2021 cost the country $2.8 billion, the biggest losses in the world, according to a study.
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PM Modi Surprises Climate Summit With 2070 Net-Zero Vow For India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit with a bold pledge: the world's third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070.
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Once Enemies, US And Taliban Find Common Ground Against ISIS
After fighting each other for 20 years, the U.S. and Taliban are suddenly finding their interests aligned against a common enemy -- but their own bloody history stands in the way of eliminating the threat.
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Curbs By India, World's Biggest Vaccine Export, To Hit Poorest Nations
India is restricting coronavirus vaccine exports, a move that will likely hit the world's most disadvantaged nations hardest and exacerbate what the World Health Organization's head this week called a "grotesque" supply chasm between rich and poor countries.
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India Considers Zero Emissions Goal 2050, Decade Before China: Report
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Government's Spending On Growth Later Deprives Those Vulnerable Now
India has vowed to spend almost half-a-trillion dollars to bring the pandemic-ravaged economy back onto a growth path, but that risks leaving vulnerable sections that still need support without immediate help.
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For India's Covid Vaccine Rollout By March, These Are The Big Challenges
India hopes to start rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021, but it faces a steep challenge: cold chain and distribution infrastructure.
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Kamala Harris's Chennai Family Says She Will Win Over India, Like Trump
Placards lining the road into Kamala Harris's ancestral family village in southern India display her photograph with the caption "Singa Pennae," or "Lioness."
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"Exploring Ways To Restart Road Projects Amid Lockdown": Nitin Gadkari
The government is seeking ways to resume construction of highways and arterial roads in districts least impacted by the coronavirus outbreak as it charts out a plan to revive Asia's third-largest economy.
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India May Be Next Coronavirus Hotspot With "Avalanche" Of Cases: Experts
India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.
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Allowed By Law To Intercept, Monitor Data In Public Interest: Government
The centre said on Tuesday it's "empowered" to intercept, monitor and decrypt digital information in the public interest as long as its agencies follow the law.
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PM Modi-President Xi's Seaside Summit Aims To Reset China-India Ties
Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.
