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Govt to create $1.25 billion fund to finance renewable energy projects

A Mint report said the fund will assist in ramping up clean energy generation to 175GW by 2022.

Feb 6, 2016

Taiwan: 6.4 earthquake fells apartment building, at least five dead

The 6.4 magnitude tremor hit at around 4 a.m. local time, at the start of a Lunar New Year holiday.

Feb 6, 2016

Snapdeal to cut ties with Aamir Khan as brand ambassador: Report

The contract was extendable by a year, but the company decided against it, the Economic Times reported.

Feb 5, 2016

India's e-commerce to generate 2.5 lakh jobs in 2016: Assocham

Mobile-commerce, or m-commerce, is expected to grow rapidly in the country as businesses look to gain more market share.

Feb 5, 2016

Invest Karnataka 2016: Deals worth Rs 1.33 lakh crore signed

Investment deals and MoU's were inked across IT, agriculture, pharma, energy, tourism and infrastructure sectors.

Feb 5, 2016

IKEA plans 4 stores in Karnataka valued at Rs 2,000 crore

The four IKEA stores in Karnataka will provide employment to 2,000 people.

Feb 5, 2016

Companies may get tax sops for job creation

A senior government official told the Economic Times that companies will have to increase headcount by 2 percent to avail the benefit.

Feb 5, 2016

India ratifies nuclear liability convention, hopes to win foreign investment

Nuclear reactor makers have been reluctant to set up plants in India because a 2010 liability law makes equipment suppliers potentially accountable for accidents.

Feb 5, 2016

Greece: Police fire tear gas as tempers flare over pensions

Police fired tear gas during a mass rally in Athens on 4 February, as Greeks rallied against government pension reforms needed to meet demands of international creditors. Demanding an end to austerity, about 50,000 Greeks marched on parliament in central Athens.

Feb 4, 2016