LIVE: India on track to achieve Paris climate goals, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi deliverd the inaugural address at the FICCI's 93rd annual general meeting and annual convention today via video-conferencing. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Jaishankar hopes to have serious discussions on trade issues with Biden admin

There was a fairly serious negotiation between India and the Trump administration on resolving the outstanding trade issues as well as to clinch a trade deal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday while hoping to have talks over it with the Biden dispensation.

The external affairs minister said the focus of the talks was to address the "differences" before moving towards "something bigger".

Participating in an interactive session at the annual general meeting of industry body FICCI, Jaishankar said the US economy was largely a "complementary" one and that there was no fundamental clash of interests" between the two sides though there are some areas of overlap.

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We have reduced our emission intensity by 21 per cent, our solar capacity has also grown over the years: Modi

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India not only on track to achieve Paris climate goals, but will exceed them beyond expectations, says PM Modi

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We must not lose path of the sight while revising our climate ambitions: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the Climate Ambition Summit 2020. The event is taking place to mark the fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement

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Boris Johnson says a “green industrial revolution” will create millions of high-skilled, high-quality jobs, and that the UK is planning to become the “Saudi Arabia of wind power"

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UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for countries to declare a "state of climate emergency" at Climate Ambition summit

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Watch LIVE: Climate Ambition Summit underway to mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement

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We respect farmers and have the confidence that they will not allow Maoist and Naxal forces to influence the people across the country: Piyush Goyal

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Trump loyalists converging again on Washington over election

Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington for a pair of rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost.

 

The rallies Saturday come a month after a pro-Trump demonstration that drew at least 10,000 people to the capital. That day began with Trump thrilling supporters when his motorcade passed by and ended with scattered clashes between his loyalists and local activists near Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.

 

Saturday's rallies are meant as a show of force just two days before the Electoral College meets to formally elect Democrat Joe Biden as the next president. Trump refuses to concede the election, citing baseless claims of fraud.

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AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology

Britain's AstraZeneca has agreed to buy US drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion in cash and shares to bolster its positions in immunology and rare diseases.

 

AstraZeneca, one of the frontrunners in the drugs industry's search for a Covid-19 vaccine, said on Saturday that Alexion shareholders would receive $60 in cash and 2.1243 AstraZeneca American Depositary Shares (ADSs) for each Alexion share.

 

Based on a reference average ADR price of $54.14, that implies a total price of $175 per share.

 

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Article 370 allowed rampant corruption in Jammu and Kashmir: Minister Jitendra Singh

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to embark on a 3-day visit to north Bengal on December 14

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J-K will get back 17,000 hectares of land grabbed under Roshni Scheme: Anurag Thakur