India's renewable energy sector generated over 10 lakh jobs in 2023

IANS | October 4, 2024 1:37 PM

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Employment in the Indian renewable energy sector reached an estimated 1.02 million (10.02 lakh) in 2023, highlighting the country’s growing leadership in clean energy and its focus on creating green jobs that drive economic growth, the government said on Friday.

India, US ink pact on critical minerals: Commerce Minister Goyal

Yashwant Raj | October 4, 2024 6:31 AM

Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has announced that India and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on critical minerals that will pave the way for cooperation between the Indian Ministry of Mines with its US counterpart to secure the supply chains in these materials that are critical to the production of clean energy technologies and equipment.

EET Fuels agrees on $650 million financing facilities

IANS | October 3, 2024 5:56 PM

Stanlow (UK), Oct 3 (IANS) EET (Essar Energy Transition) Fuels, owner of the Stanlow refinery in the UK, announced it has successfully agreed to $650 million in receivable financing and trade credit financing facilities in this quarter.

From AI to DPI, Google unveils new initiatives for India market

IANS | October 3, 2024 2:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Tech giant Google on Thursday announced several key initiatives for the India market, including an open-source ‘AI Agent Framework,’ more local data storage options, a digital public infrastructure (DPI) model, clean energy partnerships and a new Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in the country next year.