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non-fossil fuel to 50 per cent in the country's total installed electricity generation capacity by 2030, MNRE Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla has said. The share of non-fossil fuel-based capacity in India's installed energy generation capacity is around 42 per cent at present, the official said in a address at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 15, 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said in a statement. «Approximately 43 per cent of India's current installed electricity capacity is from non-fossil-fuel sources, with projections indicating a rise to 50 per cent by 2030,» he said. As per official figures, there was a 10.79 per cent rise in non-fossil fuel-based capacity (renewable energy sources) addition at 190.57 gigawatt (GW) in 2023-24 over 172.01 GW in 2022-23.

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Dividend on Ordinary (Equity) Shares for the year ended 31st March, 2024, as recommended by the Board of Directors and as may be declared at the AGM, will be paid/dispatched after 31st July, 2024 to those Shareholders or their mandates,” said the company filing to the exchanges. M&M announced its Q4 results wherein the company has reported a 32% year-on-year (YoY) spike in its profit to Rs 2,038 crore while the revenue from operations in the reporting period rose 11% YoY to Rs 25,109 crore, compared with Rs 22,571 crore in the corresponding period of last year.

Indian regulators are pro-actively driving a dynamic and multifaceted transformation within the real estate sector. A wave of progressive regulatory reforms including implementation of the RERA Act (2016) for enhancing developer responsibility, GST for streamlining taxation, REIT regulations (2014) for paving a new asset class have all helped in fostering accessibility, transparency and stability for discerning investors.

Mad Max' heroine, a Meryl Streep masterclass, a #MeToo figurehead — the Cannes Film Festival showed the progress women have made in cinema on its first full day on Wednesday. The festival welcomed the world premiere of 'Furiosa', the latest instalment of the post-apocalyptic «Mad Max» franchise, with Anya Taylor-Joy in the no-holds-barred title role playing alongside "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth. Director George Miller said the action film — featuring his trademark high-octane road battles and visceral stunts — had become «almost a feminist piece» as the saga's story unfolds.

cellular phones. With each technology shift, there's a chance to increase penetration. This is also true with AI, he said.

thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over south Peninsular India till May 20. In its latest bulletin, IMD said the Southwest Monsoon is expected to progress into the South Andaman Sea, certain areas of the Southeast Bay of Bengal, and the Nicobar Islands by May 19, 2024. - Heatwave conditions very likely in isolated or some pockets over West Rajasthan during May 16-May 19; over Punjab, south Haryana during May 16- May 19 and north Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar during May 17-May 19.

One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade

Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 59 people dead

hot and dry season to a rainy season. As the monsoon progresses northward, relief from scorching summer temperatures is experienced over the areas," the Indian Meteorological Department said in a release on Saturday.

India's monsoon rains, essential for the country's economy, are expected to hit the Kerala coast in the southwest on May 31, IMD said in a statement. «This year, the southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 31 with a model error of ± 4 days,» said the weather agency in a statement. «Advance of the southwest monsoon over Indian main land is marked by monsoon onset over Kerala and is an important indicator characterizing the transition from hot and dry season to a rainy season. As the monsoon progresses northward, relief from scorching summer temperatures is experienced over the areas,» added IMD in the statement.

The Lok Sabha Elections are underway, and with the poll results scheduled for June 4, discussions and speculations have already begun regarding the reforms and major pending works the new government will undertake. One of the major pending tasks in this regard is the implementation of the Direct Tax Code (DTC), which has been overdue for a long time.

Economist Lawrence Wong was sworn in as the fourth prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday. He was administered the oath of office by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost to financial market expectations for a September interest rate cut. The consumer price index rose 0.3% last month after advancing 0.4% in March and February, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Wednesday. In the 12 months through April, the CPI increased 3.4% after climbing 3.5% in March. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI gaining 0.4% on the month and advancing 3.4% year-on-year.

Ontario is planning to bring in a series of new measures for those found guilty of impaired driving in the province, including ignition interlock devices and lifetime driving bans.

₹1,293.15 per share, reflecting a modest increase of 0.69% at 01:30 p.m. After initially surging by 2% during the early morning session in response to the company's Q4 and full fiscal year (FY24) results announcements, released after market hours on Tuesday, the stock failed to maintain its momentum as the day progressed. The company reported a significant decline in profit, which more than halved to ₹2,068 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, compared to ₹3,005.6 crore a year ago.

Child care has long been expensive for families, hard to find and financially precarious for day care owners and workers

₹3.02 crore, shows his election affidavit. PM Modi's total income also went up from ₹11.14 lakh in 2018 to ₹23.56 lakh in 2023. Narendra Modi on Tuesday filed his nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

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Cyber-Physical Systems (TIPS 4.0), a bi-annual event, was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the aegis of the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). The event, held on 13–14 May 2024, was hosted by the Technology Innovation Hub for IoT & IoE (TIH-IoT) at IIT Bombay. It witnessed the participation of 48 deeptech startups and a promising investment commitment towards 44 innovative startups. Shireesh Kedare, Director – IIT Bombay, addressed the gathering, followed by Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, DST. The inaugural session concluded with the remarks of Ekta Kapoor, Mission Director – NM-ICPS and Head of FFT Division, DST. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST), said in a statement, “This is the first time that TIPS featured deeptech startups taking centre stage to present their work to potential investors, while their supporting Technology Innovation Hubs showcased their developments and progress in the workshops. This milestone demonstrates significant progress towards our mission, as we continue to foster lab-to-market opportunities to support deeptech innovators in our nation.”

 Jason Furman, former National Economic Council chair under Obama, says there is nothing structural about inflation on 'Barron's Roundtable.'