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fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in meeting global energy needs, accounting for 40 to 60 per cent of global energy supply by 2050 due to the slower-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and challenges in scaling clean energy technologies, according to McKinsey report. Gas will continue to be an important energy source, providing stability to power grids as renewables, which are often intermittent, become more prevalent, the report Though fossil fuel consumption is expected to plateau between 2025 and 2035, investments in this sector are likely to continue in order to ensure energy reliability during the global transition to cleaner sources.

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GCCI) has demanded an urgent review of the mineral taxation ruling by the Supreme Court, stating that the increased cost of mining will inevitably lead to higher prices for essential commodities, including steel, power and cement. The Supreme Court last month allowed states to collect past dues on royalty on minerals bearing land from the Centre and mining companies from April 1, 2005 onwards. «The imposition of further taxes/ cess/ levies, if any, as permitted by the ruling, will further impact the economics of mining operations possibly making it unviable with its natural consequences. »Additionally, the increased cost of mining will inevitably lead to higher prices for essential commodities e.g., steel, power, cement, etc. further fuelling inflation and consequential impact on the nation's economy," GCCI said in a statement.

manufacturing capacity for building on existing clean energy cooperation between the two nations, according to the White House. The announcement on Saturday came after the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden at Greenville, Delaware. Prime Minister Modi is in the US on a three-day visit. To launch the partnership for establishing a «shared, resilient, and cutting-edge techno-industrial base» centred on innovative clean energy manufacturing techniques, the US and India are «working to unlock USD 1 billion in new multilateral finance through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for projects, including catalysing India's domestic clean energy supply chain buildout», the White House said in a statement.

Marxist politician took a comfortable lead Sunday in a keenly fought presidential election that has turned into a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout. Early results from Saturday's vote strongly suggested that the 55-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayaka could end up the first leftist commander-in-chief and head of state of the small but strategically placed island nation. Dissanayaka had 58 percent of the 250,000 votes counted out of just over 700,000 postal ballots. Public servants involved in conducting the election are entitled to post their ballots, which are the first to be counted.

Indo-Pacific region following a meeting of its leaders. The summit, hosted by US President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware, included Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The Wilmington Declaration, released after the fourth in-person Quad Summit, stated, «Four years since elevating the Quad to a leader-level format, the Quad is more strategically aligned than ever before and is a force for good that delivers real, positive, and enduring impact for the Indo-Pacific.» «We celebrate the fact that over just four years, Quad countries have built a vital and enduring regional grouping that will buttress the Indo-Pacific for decades to come,» the declaration said.

Quad countries on Saturday announced Maritime Initiative for Training in the Indo-Pacific" (MAITRI) to enable Indo-Pacific partners to maximize tools provided through Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) and other initiatives. The Quad countries said they are proud to announce an ambitious expansion of their partnership to deliver trusted technology solutions to the broader Indo-Pacific region. «Anchored by shared values, we seek to uphold the international order based on the rule of law. Together, we represent nearly two billion people and over one-third of global gross domestic product. We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient,» read the Wilmington Declaration Joint Statement released after the Quad Summit.

The nation's wealthy opened their wallets in August with a focus on election season, donating millions to the super PACs backing Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday.

fall, meteorologists say – and that means leaf peepers will have to wait a little while longer.“A trend of above-normal temperatures” is forecasted for the rest of September and October across the country, according to Global News meteorologist Ross Hull.“It’s going to be a warmer-than-normal (fall) for much of the country, especially eastern sections of the country,” Hull said.Dominant air masses and air flows coming up from the United States seem to be influencing these warmer-than-normal conditions, said Geoff Coulson, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.“Many of these air masses, especially in more southern parts of the country, are influenced by air masses coming up from the U.S.

Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges

Sri Lanka voted for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular IMF austerity plan enacted after the nation's unprecedented financial crisis. Turnout was nearly 70% an hour before polling stations shut at 1030 GMT, an election commission official said, citing provisional figures. The record for voter turnout in a Sri Lankan presidential election was set in 2019 with 83.72%. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is fighting an uphill battle for a fresh mandate to continue belt-tightening measures that stabilised the economy and ended months of food, fuel and medicine shortages. His two years in office restored calm to the streets after civil unrest spurred by the downturn in 2022 saw thousands storm the compound of his predecessor, who promptly fled the country. «I've taken this country out of bankruptcy,» Wickremesinghe, 75, said after casting his ballot. «I will now deliver Sri Lanka a developed economy, developed social system and developed political system.»

Lebanon this week showed that the Israeli government planned to spread the war to the region, Turkey's President Recip Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, calling on Western countries to take "deterrent steps" against Tel Aviv's actions. Erdogan told a press conference that Israel's war in Gaza will top the agenda of his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. «In order for our region not to be dragged into a great disaster, the pressure on Israel must be increased even more,» Erdogan told a press conference in Istanbul.

Clearly, the man had thought about this quite a lot, to the point of harbouring the kind of concern that people with less money and thinner mattresses keep hidden under their mattress. His reply was honest and disarming. 'It's like driving' — what he meant was 'being driven in' — a Porsche on pothole-ridden roads. Everywhere I go, I'm admired and resented in equal measure.' I honestly expected him to say that India was no longer a poor country and quote the likes of Surjit Bhalla. His candour impressed me. Being very, very rich in a poor country — poor being not so much in abstract, theological GDP terms, but in its look, smell and feel — has its unique pressures. One would think that it would be more comfortable being super-rich here, like Napoleon hanging out with seven dwarves. But it turns out that it's more like being Beethoven at a jagran.

Supreme Court gave Elon Musk-owned social platform X five days to present documents validating its new legal representative in the country, a court decision showed on Saturday. X lawyers said late on Friday that it had named a legal representative in Brazil, addressing one of the demands imposed by the court to allow the social platform to resume operations in the country. In his Saturday decision, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes gave five days for X to provide commercial registries and other documents proving that X formally signed Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao as its Brazil legal representative.

The annual New York City Climate Week and United Nations General Assembly that's just about to start are emphasizing how to generate trillions of dollars that will be needed to help poorer countries move away from gas, oil and coal, fuels that release ...

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Voting has ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet says he's pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests

BJP on Saturday cited a joint statement of several Sikh groups to ask Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his statement, which has allegedly created an atmosphere of fear in the country. BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa told reporters that several Sikh and gurdwara management bodies met Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai over the issue and he asserted the sacrifices of the Sikhs have made the country strong. The BJP has hit out at Gandhi for his comments during the trip to the US that the ongoing ideological fight in India include ensuring freedom for different religions such as whether the Sikhs will be allowed to wear turban or go to gurdwaras. Sirsa said the Sikh bodies have urged Gandhi to withdraw his statement as it is damaging them.

Delhi New CM Oath Ceremony 2024 Live Updates: Aam Aadmi Party (AA) leader Atishi will take oath as the new Delhi Chief Minister at Raj Niwas around 4:30 pm on Saturday. Atishi will be the 17th woman chief minister in the country and the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi, after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.Five others will be sworn-in as ministers.

population data is crucial for policy formulation for any group or community. With this in mind, the British government initiated the census in India, which has continued even after independence. The first post-independence census was conducted in 1951, and since then, a total of seven censuses have been carried out until 2011, at intervals of every ten years. However, for the first time since independence, the 2021 census, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has yet to take place. With the approval of the Kovind Committee's report on «One Nation, One Election» by the Cabinet, hopes for conducting the census have risen, as it is crucial for the delimitation of the Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies.