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Governments worldwide shield households from rising energy costsNations globally are taking action to protect citizens from rising energy prices. Countries are introducing subsidies, tax cuts and fuel co...
Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970sAsia is experiencing energy shocks similar to the 1970s oil crises, with rising fossil fuel costs impacting consumers and industries. This ...
Beijing won its war for blue skies, but villagers are paying the priceChina air quality: Reports of villagers huddling under multiple blankets or secretly burning firewood for warmth -- firewood is banned, too...
Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fadeVillagers in northern China are struggling to afford heating bills after government subsidies for natural gas systems, implemented to comba...
China's deflationary pressures persist as trade gloom worsensThe world's second-largest economy has gotten off to a bumpy start this year. A nascent pick-up in retail sales and robust expansion in fac...
At WTO, India breathes fire over Dragon's trade policiesIndia raises concerns at the WTO over China's non-transparent subsidies, trade barriers affecting pharma, shrimp, and bovine exports, and e...
China's solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewablesBeijing aims to bring emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide to a peak by 2030 and to net zero by 2060, part of its commitments under t...
China rules solar energy, but its industry at home is in troubleSUMMARY1: Over the past 15 years, China's solar industry has faced upheaval despite dominating the global market. Plummeting prices and ove...
US risks a ‘Forever’ trade war with China, says Economist Stephen RoachThe US is erecting new trade barriers that will hold back China’s sales of key products like electric vehicles, accusing Beijing of buildin...
EXPLAINED: What's at stake at the WTO's next meeting in Abu Dhabi?Ministers from around the world are gathering in Abu Dhabi for a World Trade Organization meeting to address key issues such as reforming t...
Tibet to invest 1.99 bn dollars in improving conditions of villages along LAC: ReportThe Tibetan review said most of the border defence villages in recent years have been built in environmentally forbidding areas by forceful...
Europe risks new age of protectionism in joining US subsidy raceThe EU unveiled its Green Deal Industrial Plan this past week in an effort to accelerate the development of its clean technology sector thr...
World cannot afford India to follow China's manufacturing model, says Raghuram Rajan"Weightless services also consume little energy on the way to the final consumer, unlike manufactured goods. Export-led services growth wil...
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on recordExperts have said the intensity, scope and duration of the heatwave could make it one of the worst recorded in global history. A chart from...
High food, energy weights in CPI make India vulnerable to volatile prices: Moody’sStressing on a growing social risk of demands on fiscal resources to limit the impact of price rise and to ensure the adequacy of basic sup...
- World saw largest rise in renewable energy capacity in 2017: Report
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Renewable power accounted for 70 per cent of net additions to global power generating capacity in 2017, the larges...
Beijing to quit coal mining by 2020China is the world's top coal consumer but demand has been on the wane as economic growth slows and the country shifts away from fossil fue...
Government extends subsidy scheme to solar-powered cold storages“Solar-powered cold storages are still at an experimental stage. We hope the subsidy will encourage their use,” said Tarun Kapoor, a joint ...
Goods manufacturers urge government not to raise import duty on rubberAccording to All India Rubber Industries Association ,India already levies one of the highest duties on import of natural rubber and one of...
No need for India to rush to the IMFThere is no need for India to rush to the IMF to refurbish investor confidence, not even in the wake of the rupee touching 63.