Watch: How is India responding to calls for shipping decarbonisation?

Watch: How is India responding to calls for shipping decarbonisation?

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), routinely lays down rules that regulate international shipping which carries almost all of the world’s trade. These rules are a result of consensus arrived at carefully, with much expert input, through meetings that are not dramatic. But in October, when the IMO that has 176 member-nations met to vote on […]

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FM Sitharaman holds separate pre-Budget meeting with start-ups for the first time

FM Sitharaman holds separate pre-Budget meeting with start-ups for the first time

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman meeting with startup founders and representatives as part of her pre-Budget consultations in New Delhi on November 18, 2025. Photo: X/@FinMinIndia For the first time, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) held a separate meeting with startup founders and representatives as part […]

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Stock markets halt 6-day rally; Nifty ends below 26,000-mark on profit taking

Stock markets halt 6-day rally; Nifty ends below 26,000-mark on profit taking

Foreign Institutional Investors bought equities worth ₹442.17 crore on November 17, 2025, according to exchange data | Photo Credit: Reuters Snapping the six-day winning streak, benchmark Sensex dropped by nearly 278 points, and the Nifty closed below the 26,000-mark due to profit-taking in IT, metal and capital goods shares amid a weak trend in global […]

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Rupee settles 2 paise lower at 88.61 against U.S. dollar

Rupee settles 2 paise lower at 88.61 against U.S. dollar

The rupee gained support from weak crude oil prices and optimism over trade tariffs to restrict its slide against the U.S. currency, according to traders. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a range-bound trade, the rupee settled 2 paise lower at 88.61 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) in line with […]

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India’s GDP growth for Q2 FY26 at 7.5%, boosted by GST cut–led festive sales, says SBI report

India’s GDP growth for Q2 FY26 at 7.5%, boosted by GST cut–led festive sales, says SBI report

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for second quarter (July to September) would be 7.5% or more due to the consumption boost following Goods & Services Tax (GST) rate cut said the research department of State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday (November 18, […]

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Rupee falls 8 paise to 88.67 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Rupee falls 8 paise to 88.67 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee weakened 8 paise to 88.67 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) as equity market faced selling pressure amid global trade related uncertainties. A weak American currency, lower crude oil prices and some inflow of foreign capital […]

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Google spurs renewable energy push for Indian Ocean data hub on Christmas Island

Google spurs renewable energy push for Indian Ocean data hub on Christmas Island

Australia’s infrastructure department is in discussions with Google to ensure its energy requirements are met without impacting supply to Christmas Island’s residents and businesses [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island has enough power to support a new Google data centre without depriving locals, but its arrival could spur […]

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Equity markets fall in early trade after six-day rally

Equity markets fall in early trade after six-day rally

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) due to emergence of profit-taking in-tandem with a weak trend in global equity markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 292.95 points to 84,658 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty […]

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Trump buys at least  million in bonds since late August, including from Big Tech

Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, including from Big Tech

Trump, who became wealthy in the real estate sector before entering politics, has previously said that he placed his companies into a trust overseen by his children [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments […]

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Peter Thiel’s fund offloaded Nvidia stake in third quarter, filing shows

Peter Thiel’s fund offloaded Nvidia stake in third quarter, filing shows

Peter Thiel, pictured on the right [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s hedge fund has sold off its entire stake in Nvidia during the third quarter, a regulatory filing showed, intensifying worries of an artificial intelligence bubble. The fund, Thiel Macro, sold around 537,742 shares in the AI chip frontrunner in the […]

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