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₹8 trillion into the country by 2030. Last year, Reliance Industries announced that it has chalked out a roadmap for bringing down the price of green hydrogen to $1 per kg in India.

Canada’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been laudable, but there is a way we could do so much more, says a report from National Bank of Canada.

Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan. The move aimed to advance people-to-people exchanges with India, including an increase in young visitors. Under the programme, students, graduate students, and alumni of universities in India were allowed to submit a certificate of student status or graduation as alternative documents confirming financial capability for a single-entry visa for short-term tourism purposes.

He will be based in Paris and report to global head of fixed income Marion le Morhedec. Broustra has been at AXA IM for over 20 years, and was most recently head of investment specialists for fixed income and multi-asset solutions for the Core Investments platform. AXA Framlington shakes up management of £600m UK Select Opportunities In his new role, he will be responsible for global rates strategies for institutional and third-party clients, while overseeing AXA IM's inflation investment capabilities, as well as the Swiss and Japanese fixed income business. le Morhedec said: «I...

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chips race, now has to evaluate $21 billion of semiconductor proposals and divvy up taxpayer support between foreign chipmakers, local champions or some combination of the two. Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is proposing a $9 billion plant, while India’s Tata Group has put forward an $8 billion chip fabrication unit, people familiar matter said. Both projects would be in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, the people said, declining to be named as the matter is not public. Semiconductors have grown into a key geopolitical battleground, with the US, Japan and China investing heavily in developing domestic capabilities. Modi’s push to turn India into a global manufacturing hub also includes luring international chipmakers to the country — a bid to catch up in the sector to save money on expensive imports and enhance a growing smartphone assembly industry.

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Nippon India Mutual Fund has decided suspension of subscription in its four schemes. The fund house informed about this to its unitholder through a notice-cum-addendum. The changes will be effective from February 26. The fund house informed that the lumpsum subscription, switch-ins and fresh registration of SIP/STP or such other special products under its overseas funds are being suspended temporarily.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks retreated on Monday as persistent concerns over higher-for-longer interest rates sparked some profit-taking in technology stocks, while Japanese markets scaled new record peaks ahead of key inflation data.

Investing.com-- Gold prices retreated in Asian trade on Monday, remaining well within a recent trading range as anxiety over higher-for-longer U.S. rates grew in anticipation of key economic readings. 

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies fell on Monday, while the dollar regained some ground as investors hunkered down before a barrage of cues on interest rates and U.S. inflation due later this week. 

Asian shares are mostly lower, although the Tokyo stock markets touched another record high in morning trading

Mark Zuckerberg was in Japan on Monday on a mini-Asia tour involving sword-making, mixed-reality headsets in Seoul and reportedly also lavish pre-wedding celebrations for an Indian multi-billionaire's son. Zuckerberg posted footage on Sunday on social media of a «special afternoon learning about making katanas» with a sword master, including of him hammering molten metal and swinging a blade.

Sensex eased 15.44 points, or 0.02%, to close at 73,142.80, while the Nifty 50 ended 4.75 points, or 0.02%, lower at 22,212.70. “This week, the market might take a pause ahead of various global economic data releases. US would be reporting its Q4 GDP numbers along with Initial jobless claim, PCE data and Consumer Confidence for the month of February.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (Read the full story here.)Sensex Today Live : While Gift Nifty futures was trading marginally ahead of Friday's Nifty close, volatility in the Asian markets indicated that the Indian benchmark indices could be muted on Monday, February 26.At 7:45 am on Mondat, Gift Nifty futures, at 22,224.50, was ahead of Friday's Nifty 50 close of 22,212.70Asian shares were taking a breather near seven-month highs on Monday as investors awaited inflation data from the United States, Japan and Europe that will help refine expectations for future rate moves.Oil edged lower after a weekly drop as traders awaited a fresh raft of clues about global crude demand and balances in March and beyond.Brent dipped toward $82 a barrel after losing more than 2% last week, with US counterpart West Texas Intermediate above $76.Spot gold was down 0.3% at $2,030.9 per ounce, as of 0100 GMT.

artificial intelligence services and forge ties with business and government leaders in the region. Meta Platforms Inc.’s chief executive officer, who’s been in Japan the past week to accompany his family on a ski trip, will meet with his company’s developers in Tokyo on Monday and Tuesday, according to a spokesperson. They’ll discuss the company’s Quest virtual-reality headsets and its large language model Llama, one of its efforts to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Investing.com-- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index opened at record highs on Monday, extending a strong run from last week as investors piled into local stocks amid hype over artificial intelligence and the prospect of ultra-low interest rates.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's financial regulator on Monday announced reform proposals to nudge listed companies with low valuations to report plans to boost shareholder returns in an effort to reduce the «Korea discount» on stock prices.

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Monday, extending steep losses from the prior session as markets remained uncertain over demand, especially in the face of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates.

Gundam Seed Freedom, the latest installment in the Gundam franchise, has become a massive hit in Japan, grossing over $20 million since its January 26 release. The film serves as a sequel to Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, continuing the story one year after the events of Destiny.