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India’s flurry of diplomacy over the weekend included a joint statement issued with France that envisioned the co-development of modular nuclear reactors, the kind with interchangeable parts meant for rapid assembly at scale. Since nuclear plants heat water to drive turbines and generate power without burning fossil fuels, they qualify as climate-friendly from an emission perspective. India’s current pace of renewable capacity addition—wind, solar and hydro energy projects—would need sharp acceleration for non-fossil sources to yield 500 gigawatts of electricity by 2030, a target the country must meet on its way to carbon neutrality by 2070.

PHOENIX—When Darrian Anagal heard about a house on the outskirts of this city where addicts like her could live and receive help getting sober at no cost, she decided to give it a try. Days after the 29-year-old Navajo tribal member arrived, she noticed people smoking methamphetamine and drinking in their rooms, as well as selling drugs to housemates, she said. She moved to a second sober-living home, where the house’s owner gave residents a gram of marijuana for every day they stayed.

Henry Middleton (pictured) has taken on the role of managing director and head of wealth distribution for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia at Macquarie Asset Management.

Authorities in Thailand arrested five foreign nationals linked with a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform that fleeced over $27 million from local investors.

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Bitcoin (BTC) investment vehicle, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC), now trades at just 17% below BTC price parity.

“International" car shows have a more national flavor these days, but that doesn’t mean the format is dying. The North American International Auto Show launches this week in Detroit, hot on the heels of IAA Mobility in Germany last week. These were traditionally among the “big five" global car shows alongside those in Paris, Geneva and Tokyo, before the pandemic broke a tradition already under strain.

Noida Police Monday arrested the husband of the Delhi High Court lawyer Renu Sinha, 61, who was found dead in her residence in Noida Sector 20 on Sunday. The police said her husband Nitin Sinha was hiding in a storeroom on the first floor of the couple’s house. Victim’s brother had earlier raised suspicions about his brother-in-law’s involvement in her death.

As the US President's two-nation visit to India and Vietnam came to an end on Monday, Joe Biden, was caught jokingly replied to a media person and said, “I tell you what, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to go to bed." During the press conference, Joe Biden made the comment in response to a question on why he didn't speak to Chinese president Xi Jinping.

global market, domestic benchmark indices ended in the green for the sixth day in a row, each one gaining nearly 3%. The dollar, Treasury yields, and US stock futures all declined as speculation mounted that the US Federal Reserve will decide to leave interest rates unchanged at its September meeting. While the Sensex closed, major European markets such as the UK's FTSE, France's CAC, and Germany's DAX traded with large losses.

S&P 500 (SPX) fell 1.3% last week after previously recording two consecutive weekly green candles. Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) dropped nearly 2% as investors were adding value amid fears that the Federal Reserve will keep higher interest rates for longer.

By Jody Godoy

The US stock market, via the S&P 500, has returned an average of 7.2% adjusted by inflation and dividends over the last 30 years, which is pretty much in line with the 100-year 7.3% real average.

Published in the scientific journal Cell Stem Cell, the study details the creation of human-pig chimeric embryos, consisting of both human and pig cells. These specially engineered embryos were then implanted in surrogate pig mothers and allowed to develop. After 28 days of growth, the resulting kidneys displayed a predominantly human cell composition, maintaining a normal structure. Remarkably, human cells made up approximately 60 to 70% of the total cells within these humanized kidneys.

US International Development Finance Corporation has approved a financial aid of up to USD 425 million (Rs 3,521 crore) to Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd for setting up a 4.3 GW solar cell in Tamil Nadu by its subsidiary. The plant's first module production is expected by year-end and the first cell production is expected in the first quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) said in a statement on Monday. «The US International Development Finance Corporation board of directors approved USD 425 million of financing in TP Solar Ltd, a subsidiary of TPREL, for its upcoming greenfield 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant at Tirunelveli,» the statement said. «We appreciate the DFC's assistance for our solar cell and module production facility in Tamil Nadu.

ET has gathered that the India-US Global Challenges Institute will soon take off as a virtual platform with a ten-member Governing Council co-chaired by the two countries and a physical secretariat/program office expected to be housed in New Delhi. While IIT Kanpur will lead the initiative from India with Director Abhay Karandikar representing Indian institutes as India’s co-chair, the US side is expected to bring in Association of American Universities President Barbara R Snyder as co-chair. The Institute will start off with a $10mln seed funding- jointly pitched by the US and India- to fund collaborative R&D in five-six key areas across partner institutes in the two countries. The first set of areas identified for collaboration are- sustainable energy and agriculture, health and pandemic preparedness, semiconductor technology and manufacturing, advanced materials, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, and quantum science. ET gathers that the Institute will start off with five joint research projects- funded with $2million each. The idea is have two lead institutes from both countries for each project and these in turn will be linked to several other project specific institutes- like a hub and spoke model. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has already been inked between Indian universities, represented by the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Council), and the Association of American Universities (AAU) to establish the India-U.S.

₹900 crore. The funds will be used for research and development, particularly artificial intelligence and to scale its SaaS offerings, including the launch of new products, the Mumbai-based company stated.

The collapse of crypto custodian Prime Trust in recent months has underscored the inherent risks of self-custody within the cryptocurrency industry, according to Diogo Monica, CEO of San Francisco-based crypto bank Anchorage Digital.

(Reuters) — Instacart is aiming for a valuation of up to $7.73 billion in its initial public offering in New York, the grocery delivery service said on Monday, in another step toward a hotly-anticipated listing.

By Robert Harvey and Natalie Grover

After staving off recession for longer than many thought possible, the US consumer is finally about to crack, according to Bloomberg’s latest Markets Live Pulse survey.