Key export scheme norms simplified for ease of businessAs per a public notice issued by the Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT), exporters will now get additional time to submit installa...
30 Jul, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warmingThe latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that current pledges under the Paris Agreement are insuffi...
21 Nov, 2023, 02.13 AM IST
Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UNThe UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges are putting the Earth on track for catastroph...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
Global fossil fuel production plans threaten climate goals, says reportThe report says the near-term increase in coal production is led by India, followed by the Russian Federation, both planning significant in...
09 Nov, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
Planet is far off track from meeting its climate goals and only 15% of the SDGs are on track, says WMO reportAccording to the United in Science report, global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels increased by 1% in 2022 compared to the previo...
15 Sep, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
Supply chain snarls that strangled wind power are nearly goneContinued easing of global supply chains is required to get wind turbine makers fully back on track, particularly in China, says CEO of Ves...
11 May, 2023, 09.26 AM IST
World’s idled container ships signal bet on China recoveryA slowdown in consumer demand — driven by weaker economic growth and higher inflation — is translating into fewer vessels needed for shippi...
28 Feb, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
UNEP calls for doubling spend on nature-based solutions by 2025While war, economy and related crises will take top priority, there cannot be any backsliding on the efforts to restrict global temperature...
02 Dec, 2022, 01.14 AM IST
Centre mulling changes to capital gains tax regimeParity within asset classes will be a key consideration in the review that may even consider changes in the tax rate. "The capital gains ta...
10 Nov, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
Inadequate progress on climate action makes rapid transformation of societies only option: UNEP“Global and national climate commitments are falling pitifully short,” United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. ...
27 Oct, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
PM Modi to launch global initiative 'LiFE Movement' todayAs per the PMO, the launch will initiate the "LiFE Global Call for Papers" inviting ideas and suggestions from academics, universities and ...
05 Jun, 2022, 06.37 AM IST
Little time, but 'mountain to climb' at UN climate talksThis month's summit has seen such limited progress that a United Nations Environment Programme analysis of new pledges found they weren't e...
10 Nov, 2021, 02.14 PM IST
Current global pledges keep planet on track for catastrophic heating, warns UN report26 Oct, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
World leaders applaud US formal return to Paris climate pactThe US return to the Paris agreement became official Friday, almost a month after President Joe Biden told the United Nations that America ...
19 Feb, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
View: Get off offshores! Tax havens are on their way to become have(n)-notsMany tax havens like Mauritius, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed agreements toavoid double non-taxation, and have demons...
10 Oct, 2020, 12.52 AM IST
I-T department watchful of transactions with companies from tax havens“The idea is to be vigilant towards such transactions,” said a department official. The department wants deeper enquiries into these transa...
20 Apr, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
Global tax company Andersen Zeroes in on four firms for India forayWTAS itself was formed when 23 Arthur Andersen partners joined hands after dissolution of the firm in 2002 and formed a company that was su...
29 May, 2018, 10.28 AM IST