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By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India needs an additional investment of up to $100 billion annually to meet its 2070 net-zero carbon emissions goal, the head of a government panel told Reuters on Monday. The parliamentary panel on finance, chaired by Jayant Sinha, is studying India’s investment requirements for sustainable …

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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – No rhinos were poached last year in the world’s largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India’s Assam state, in what authorities said was the first time since 1977. Filled with elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and dense forests, the Kaziranga National Park in northeast India’s Assam …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares were poised to open higher on Monday, aided by a broad risk-on sentiment after U.S. data hinted at less aggressive rate hikes, with investors turning focus on corporate health as earnings season kicks off. India’s NSE stock futures listed on the Singapore exchange were up 0.85% at 18,112.50, as of …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian government bond yields are expected to open lower on Monday, tracking a fall in U.S. peers last week after weak economic data in the world’s largest economy. The benchmark 10-year yield is likely to move in a 7.33%-7.37% range, a trader with a private bank said. The yield ended at 7.3736% …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Paytm Payments Bank, majority owned by billionaire Vijay Shekhar Sharma, has received India’s central bank’s approval to name Surinder Chawla as its new chief executive, a statement said. Last year, India’s central bank barred Paytm Payments Bank from taking on new customers and ordered a comprehensive audit of its IT systems, …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The impact of Suryakumar Yadav’s incendiary shotmaking makes batting easier for his India teammates, captain Hardik Pandya said after the team’s T20 series victory against Sri Lanka in Rajkot. Yadav, the top-ranked T20 batsman, smashed a 45-ball hundred in Saturday’s decider against Sri Lanka and his unbeaten 112 powered India to …

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(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten century guided India to a 91-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 international in Rajkot on Saturday as the hosts clinched the series 2-1. Yadav, the top-ranked batsman in T20s, made 112 not out, hitting seven fours and nine sixes in his 51-ball display as India …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Air India has issued show cause notice and de-rostered one pilot and four cabin crew as it investigates the handling of an unruly passenger on a flight from New York to Delhi in November, the airline’s chief executive office said on Saturday. The Tata group-owned airline has faced criticism from India’s …

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