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Azure Power Global is looking to tap existing investors — Canada's CDPQ and OMERS — and also exploring options like selling minority stakes in its projects and bank debt, to raise as much as ₹5,800 crore ($700 million) to fund capacity expansion. It is considering part equity and part debt for the fundraising as it works to limit leverage. «Azure Power will need $700 million to deliver the next three power projects including 700 MW solar, 120 MW wind and 150 MW hybrid project,» said a company spokesperson. «To deliver the projects by next financial year, Azure will have to bring in part equity and raise debt.

(Reuters) — Many U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed «essential» would remain on the job, but without pay.

Zone of Interest' as its submission to the Oscar for the best international feature film award. Jonathan Glazer’s holocaust drama has already won the Grand Prix and FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Based on a novel by Martin Amis, the film is a chilling contemplation on the banality of evil. It narrates how the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Hoss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to a concentration camp.

Gannibal" unfolds within a fictional Japanese village. In the first season of 'Gannibal', viewers witnessed the arrival of police officer Agawa Daigo, who had recently moved to this new location, carrying the heavy burden of guilt related to a traumatic incident involving his daughter. Initially, things seemed hopeful for Agawa in his new surroundings.

Adani Group on Thursday bagged two contracts worth Rs 13,888 crore from a state-owned discom to install smart meters. A total of six tenders were awarded by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to install smart meters, of which two have been bagged by the Adani Group, according to an official communique from the discom seen by PTI. The diversified group, which has a sizeable presence in the power sector and had recently won a Rs 1,000 crore contract to install smart meters in the area serviced by BEST Undertaking in Mumbai, will act as an advanced metering infrastructure service provider for smart prepaid metering in MSEDCL, it said. The two zones awarded to Adani include Bhandup, Kalyan and Konkan having 63.44 lakh meters, and Baramati and Pune having 52.45 lakh meters, it said. Letter of Awards have been issued to the successful firms, as per the communique. Officials from Adani Group were not immediately available for comment. The group's transmission arm Adani Energy Solutions, which was earlier known as Adani Transmission, is active in the smart meter segment. According to sources in the know, with these wins, Adani Group will emerge as the largest smart meter supplier in the country, commanding a 30 per cent share of the market.

Samakhiyali Tollway Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle of IRB Infrastructure Developers, will execute the Samakhiyali-Santalpur highway project in Gujarat with an outlay of Rs 2,092 crore, according to a statement on Thursday. The project is to be executed on Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) mode, IRB Infrastructure Developers (IRB) said in the statement. «Samakhiyali Tollway Private Limited has successfully achieved financial closure for its Samakhiyali Santalpur BOT highway project in Gujarat.

Here is a list of few industry leaders from all walks of life and their immensely inspiring journey as leaders and their contributions towards their work and growth. 

Mayor described the rich history between India and the coastal city as «inspiring», and ongoing collaborations between them as holding a great «future ahead». Addressing a gathering of about two hundred people assembled to show respect to the Indian soldiers, Mayor Dr Einat Kalisch-Rotem said that he sees India as a very important partner in the big plans for the city of Haifa. «The rich history between India and Haifa is inspiring and very significant for both of us. This is one of the strongest links (the story of the liberation of the city) between us, in the past, but also for our future,» Kalisch-Rotem said. «We have a lot to do with the port of Haifa.

Crypto Exchange Binance has announced updates to its Fiat Liquidity Provider Program, slated to come into effect from 25th September 2023 at 00:00 (UTC). The newly introduced changes emphasize a shift in the program's review mechanism and incentives offered to liquidity providers.

This is part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023. If there is one thing that Vinod Kumar, chief executive officer and cofounder of String Bio wants to call out from his entrepreneurship journey it is a critical pivot at the right time, which eventually helped the company get the right product for the market. Back in 2015, two years after having started String Bio, the founder couple Kumar and Ezhil Subbian understood that their first idea of building biodegradable plastics hardly had any takers in the market.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth

A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies

Four Financial Review reporters are finalists in the Walkley awards for excellence in business journalism, in what the judges said was “a very strong year for entries”.

Taylor’s Version)," Taylor Swift has increased teasers and hidden messages. On September 19, Google introduced a new feature to celebrate «1989 (Taylor’s Version),» sparking speculation among fans about a potential collaboration with Nicki Minaj. One specific puzzle answer has captured the interest of both Swift and Minaj fans: 'Sagittarius'. This answer holds significance as it not only corresponds to the ninth astrological sign but also fuels speculation about a potential musical collaboration between these two iconic artists, as per a report in BillBoard. Adding to this speculation is the fact that both Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj share Sagittarius as their zodiac sign, with birthdays falling on December 13 and December 8, respectively. During the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, Swift, upon receiving her third award from Minaj, affectionately referred to her as «That’s my favorite Sagittarius over there.» This warm exchange elicited a radiant smile and an enthusiastic response from Minaj, a well-known advocate for her star sign. While the prospect of a collaboration between Swift and Minaj may not come as a complete surprise, it's worth noting that Swift was an early supporter of Minaj's hit track «Super Bass.» Additionally, the two artists previously performed a medley of their songs at the 2015 VMAs, including Minaj's «Trini Dem Girls» and «The Night Is Still Young,» alongside Swift's «Bad Blood.» This performance followed the resolution of a dispute related to the nominees for Video of the Year that year.

Ngor won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in his debut film, 'The Killing Fields'. With his role in the 1984 historical drama based on the genocide committed by the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, Ngor became the first Asian-American to win in the category. Haing S Ngor's life came to an end on February 25, 1996, when he was killed outside his Los Angeles home. Initially, it appeared to be a botched-up robbery, but more details eventually emerged suggesting the possibility of shadowy forces behind the scene.

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Collegedunia Connect is a platform with a vision to catalyse a holistic transformation of the Indian education sector. It brings together policymakers, educators, industry leaders, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to collectively brainstorm, discuss challenges, explore opportunities, and nurture the aspirations of education in India.

Bis Industries, the troubled mine-site trucking company, has staved off a showdown with its lenders by convincing major shareholders The Carlyle Group and Varde Partners to tip in fresh equity.

International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed three major USA cities: Dallas, Florida and New York, as the venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The USA is set to host the T20 World Cup for the first time, with Grand Prairie in Dallas, Broward County in Florida and Nassau County in New York chosen as the venues for the grand event.

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ChatGPT can quickly process a huge training corpus from the internet, a task that would take a human tens of thousands of lifetimes dedicated solely to reading. This is achievable because, while learning, computers can perform extensive parallel computations and share data among themselves at rates billions of times faster than humans, who are limited to exchanging a few bits per second using language.