Drones, jet engines fly ties to sky & beyond; underscore India’s recalibration of strategic calculusIndia’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of the 31 MQ9B high altitude, long endurance drones — 15 Sea Guardians for Navy and eight Sky Gua...
23 Jun, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
India-US defence ties take a quantum leap as nations ink twin pacts for armed drones, jet enginesOfficials hope the co-production of the GE-F414 INS6 turbo-fan engines in India to power the indigenous Tejas Mark-2 fighters — existing Te...
22 Jun, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
Electra EV raises $25 mnGEF Capital Partners is a global private equity fund manager focused on making investments in companies that seek to address the adverse ef...
03 Nov, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
GEF Capital raises $200 million for climate-focused investmentsThis would be the second fund raise from GEF Capital Partners, a spun-off from U.S. based Global Environment Fund and the fund was anchored...
29 Mar, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
GEF Capital closes $200-mn climate fund as CDC, IFC, others chip inThe other investors include European Investment Bank, Proparco, Swedfund, the US Development Finance Corporation and BIO, the city-based fi...
29 Mar, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
GEF Capital Partners to invest Rs 200 crore in Hyderabad-based Premier Energieshe company recently started a 750 MW solar cell and 750 MW solar module manufacturing facility, one of the largest in south India. Around $...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
MNRE launches interest subvention scheme for waste to energy biomethanation projectsThe industrial organic waste-to-energy bio-methanation projects are generally capital intensive and financially sensitive to both operating...
10 Aug, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
GEF Capital's fund leads 3SC's $15 million fundingThe company will use the money to expand operations and explore new tech-based products.
30 Jul, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
Bhutan issues demarche to China over its bid to create border troubleBhutan has issued a demarche to China over its attempt to declare a Bhutanese wildlife sanctuary along their border as a disputed territory.
04 Jul, 2020, 10.29 PM IST
Now China opens new border dispute with BhutanEven as the rest of the world is struggling with the the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in Wuhan city of China's Hubei province, Be...
30 Jun, 2020, 02.31 PM IST
India needs $2.5 tn to meet its 2030 climate change targets: GovernmentMahesh Sharma said the total fund allocation for eight missions of National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) during the 12th Five Year...
16 Mar, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
EESL receives $434 mn from global, multilateral agencies"EESL plans to commercialise segments of the energy efficiency market, which are yet unexplored and bring them to the mainstream through th...
02 Nov, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
World Bank to offer $9.2 million grant for city bus projectThe objective is to improve efficiency and attractiveness of city bus transport and reduce greenhouse gas emission in demonstration cities.
31 May, 2016, 08.00 PM IST
Government may turn to financial institutions to restart stalled biomass projectsSeeking to revive stalled biomass power projects, the government is looking to rope in financial institutions to extend funds to developers.
01 Nov, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
Green fund GEF invests about $11 million in Concord Enviro SystemsEarlier, GEF had invested an undisclosed amount in Indian Energy Exchange, the country’s largest electricity exchange by volume.
12 Aug, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
- Global Environment Facility to take up pilot projects in 4 cities
GEF that supports UN objectives on protecting environment and addressing climate change concerns, has agreed to undertake pilot projects in...
11 Feb, 2015, 10.43 PM IST
GEF to invest Rs 75 cr in Nashik-based Rishabh InstrumentsGEF an energy and environment focused private equity firm, will invest around Rs 75 crore in Nashik-based industrial equipment products com...
24 Sep, 2013, 02.00 AM IST