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NEW DELHI : India-backed Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) is looking for more countries to join it from South-east Asia and Africa after the Philippines and Tanzania became the latest entrants. The move is strategically significant as it is expected to give India an upper hand over China which has interests in both South East Asian and Africa and has been opposed to joining the alliance. The alliance launched on 9 September on the sidelines of the G20 Leadership Summit was initially conceptualized with a view to getting all G20 members on board.

Chevron Corp, the U.S.-based petroleum refining giant, has unveiled a colossal $53 billion all-stock deal to acquire its smaller rival, Hess Corp. The acquisition, announced on October 23, 2023, not only signals a strategic shift but also takes Chevron's rivalry with Exxon Mobil to the next level.

(Reuters) -Chevron said on Monday it agreed to buy Hess for $53 billion in stock, the second proposed mega-merger among the biggest U.S. oil players after Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) bid $60 billion for Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) earlier this month.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has announced an all-stock transaction to acquire Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) in a deal valued at $53 billion or $171 per share, based on Chevron's closing price on October 20, 2023.

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It will be hosted across seven Caribbean venues — Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines; and Trinidad and Tobago., along with three venues in the USA — Dallas, Florida and New York. «The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the seven venues in the Caribbean that will host the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 from 4 to 30 June. Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St.

Global Biofuel Alliance. In this editorial, we will dig into this agreement and find out how India benefits from this. Read on… Biofuels are fuels from biomass such as animals, plants and algae.

fastest-growing economy in the world? Not India. It is Guyana. The country's GDP is expected to grow 38% in 2023, after registering growth of 62% in 2022 and averaging over 30% in the two years before that.

Hindi Diwas 2023: Indians on 14 September celebrate National 'Hindi Diwas'. On this day in 1949, the Hindi language was adopted as one of the official languages of the Republic of India. Written in the Devanagari script, the Constitution of India accepted Hindi language as the official language of India on 14 September 1949.

The government of Guyana has opened bids for 14 offshore oil blocks available for exploration and development as the South American country seeks to ramp up oil production

Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the launch of the Global Biofuels Alliance. A total of 19 countries and 12 international organizations have so far agreed to join the alliance, including both G20 members and non-member countries. India, Brazil and the US are the founding members of the alliance.

Keeping other aspects of the economy aside, let us have a glance at how the Indian rupee from being a relatively weak currency started its journey toward internationalisation. The value of a country's currency and its usage for global trade are among the key indicators for gauging its economic stride. Banks from 22 countries have opened special Rupee vostro accounts in Indian banks in order to trade in local currency as part of gradual de-dollarisation plans, the Parliament was informed during the just concluded monsoon session of Parliament.

NEW DELHI : Guyana will purchase two Dornier aircraft from India, said Capt. Gerald Gouveia, the South American nation’s National Security Adviser.The Dornier, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, suits Guyana’s needs for aircraft to improve connectivity, he said in an interview, adding Guyana is also interested in purchasing patrol vessels, a fleet of armoured vehicles and radar systems. Guyana and India will also step up personnel training to improve military-to-military contacts.

This association will see Killer’s brand presence on the ground, boosting brand recall and visibility, following on from the exposure the brand registered during Killer Jeans’ stint on the team jersey as the Official Kit Sponsors of the Indian Cricket team until May 31st, 2023 which was stitched together by ITW.KKCL, which has been a listed entity at NSE (KKCL) & BSE (532732) since 2006, is a company that has established themselves as one of India’s leading apparel and accessories manufacturers and proud owner of Killer, Integriti, LawmanPg3, Easies, Desi Belle, Iti and Izel.KKCL, who have achieved the remarkable milestone of 10 Million units sold within one year has an impressive feat of selling a garment every 3 seconds. It is now hoping to further build on this feat and achieve their vision of selling "A-Garment-A-Second" in the near future, with the visibility garnered during the 5-match series which will be played between India and West Indies from the 3rd to the 13th August in 3 venues- Trinidad, Guyana and Lauderhill.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hemant Jain, Joint Managing Director – KKCL, said, “With aggressive retail expansion geographically, it's important for us to reach to the maximum audience and we believe that this reach can be achieved with cricket, which has millions of followers that T20 attracts today.

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) — Environmental demonstrators protested on Sunday against plans by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras to drill for oil at the mouth of the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) river.

The India vs West Indies 2nd T20 match will be held on August 6 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. In an exhilarating T20 International (T20I) series opener, India fell short by just four runs, allowing the Windies to snatch a thrilling victory. Skipper Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran were the batting heroes for the Windies, propelling their team to a competitive total of 149/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

Selwyn College appointed Guyanese-American Professor Gaiutra Bahadur last week as the «Ramesh and Leela Narain visiting bye-fellow in Indentureship Studies». Bahadur is the author of 'Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture', a major study of the lives of Indian women who became indentured labourers to colonial plantations in the 19th century. «I am honoured and delighted to be the inaugural visiting bye-fellow in indentureship studies,» said Bahadur.

airport, two hours after departing to unload a ‘disruptive’ passenger, who reportedly called one of the cabin crew a ‘waiter’. According to New York Post, the ‘disruptive’ passenger is one Joel Ghansham, who was travelling business class on Flight 2557 was bound for Georgetown, Guyana. The report states that Ghansham asked a flight attendant for help putting his luggage in the overhead cabin because he reportedly recently underwent spine surgery.

In a historic move, India’s Kalpataru Projects International (KPIL) has signed a $159.99 million contract for providing EPC services for Transmission Lines and Substations in Guyana’s Integrated NGL Plant and 300 MW CCGT Power Plant.

ALSO READ: India's West Indies Tour: BCCI announces squad; Yashwasvi Jaiswal makes it to team, Cheteshwar Pujara dropped Pacer Mukesh Kumar has retained his place, who will have to prove himself in five matches to be played across Trinidad, Guyana and Lauderhill, Florida. As per details, the first of which will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad, on 3 August, second T20I will be played at the Guyana National Stadium, Guyana on August 6 while the third will be hosted at the same venue on August 8.

Two decades and one year after the deadliest terror attack on US soil, the country remembered 9/11 with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget".