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Live news updates: COP-26 is being held from 31 October 2021 to 12 November 2021 under the Presidency of the UK partnering with Italy.

A medic, in PPE suit, collects nasal swab for Covid-19 test, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, Kochi (Photo: PTI)

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	<strong>Live news updates</strong>: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will unveil an ambitious plan on expanding clean and renewable energy at COP26 in Glasgow. India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy, wind and solar energy capacity and is on course to achieve the target of 450 GigaWatt of renewable energy by 2030.<br />
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		COP-26 is being held from 31 October 2021 to 12 November 2021 under the Presidency of the UK partnering with Italy.</div>
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	Haryana has banned crackers in 14 districts near Delhi before India celebrates Diwali on November, joining other states acting on court orders to prevent noise and air pollution. Kolkata Police&rsquo;s chief on Saturday said the city would not allow the sale and use of firecrackers, following a ban by the High Court.<br />
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	Leaders from Group of Twenty nations kicked off their two-day summit in Rome as negotiators race the clock to reach a climate deal that can be taken on to a crucial United Nations meeting.</div>
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	An Indian Army officer and a sepoy were killed in an unexplained explosion along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri, a border district in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of army personnel killed in Rajouri and Poonch districts this month has now increased to 11.</div>
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LIVE news updates: Kerala reports 7,167 new Covid-19 infections, 167 deaths

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LIVE news updates: Kerala reports 7,167 new Covid-19 infections, 167 deaths | Current Affairs News National - Business Standard

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders on the sidelines of the <strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/who-must-approve-india-s-vaccines-at-the-earliest-modi-at-g20-meeting-121103100081_1.html" target="_blank">G20 Summit</a></strong> In a series of photos tweeted by his office, Modi is seen meeting Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.</div>
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	<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On the sidelines of the <a href="https://twitter.com/g20org?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@g20org</a> Rome Summit, PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> interacts with various leaders. <a href="https://t.co/7L3vbpRzUs">pic.twitter.com/7L3vbpRzUs</a></p>&mdash; PMO India (@PMOIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1454416374680408070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>&nbsp;</div>

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	India&rsquo;s markets regulator <strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/sebi-warns-vedanta-over-related-party-transactions-worth-rs-1-407-cr-121103000671_1.html" target="_blank">has warned</a></strong> Vedanta Ltd and Hindustan Zinc Ltd, companies run by billionaire Anil Agarwal, for not complying with disclosure norms, PTI reported on Saturday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India said Vedanta had executing Rs 1,407 crore of related party transactions with associate company HZL without prior approval of the audit committee and HZL&#39;s failure to inform shareholders of deferment of meeting relating to price-sensitive dividend payment.</div>
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LIVE news updates: Kerala reports 7,167 new Covid-19 infections, 167 deaths

Live news updates: COP-26 is being held from 31 October 2021 to 12 November 2021 under the Presidency of the UK partnering with Italy.

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