SBI launches $500 million social loan for women empowerment

IANS | March 7, 2026 2:05 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday launched a $500 million (about Rs 4,597 crore) 'Syndicated Social Term Loan Facility' focused exclusively on women empowerment with a greenshoe option, which is a milestone for both the bank and the global ESG financing landscape.

India-UK conference to strengthen green hydrogen safety standards

IANS | March 7, 2026 12:46 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India and the United Kingdom held a conference in the national capital to strengthen cooperation on safety standards and regulatory frameworks for green hydrogen, an emerging clean energy source that India is promoting under its National Green Hydrogen Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Saturday.

US working on new tariff refund system that could be ready in 45 days

IANS | March 7, 2026 11:44 AM

Washington, March 7 (IANS) A US government agency is working on a new system to simplify the tariff refund process that could be ready in 45 days, a report said, as many companies seek refunds of the Trump administration's emergency duties that the Supreme Court struck down last month.