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AGEL to invest USD 20 billion in renewable energy development over next decade

Ahmedabad, Nov 9 (UNI) Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) will invest USD 20 billion in renewable energy development over the next decade and develop two Gigawatt per year solar manufacturing capacity by financial year 2022-23, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL) is on course to increase the share of renewable power procurement from the current three per cent to 30 per cent by financial year 2023 and to 70 per cent by financial year 2030 through its utility subsidiary in Mumbai and reduce its carbon intensity on per unit of revenue basis to support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 for Climate Change Mitigation, the statement further said.

Both the companies have declared their energy compact goals as part of COP26, primarily adhering to Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7). SDG 7 defines a set of goals to be achieved by 2030. The companies are to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services and increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.

India has committed to increase the installed capacity of renewable energy to 450 GW by 2030 and to the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) to add 10 GW solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025.

India has also committed to ‘enhance energy efficiency in agriculture, buildings, industry and transport sectors and promote energy-efficient
appliances or equipment to reduce India's emissions intensity of GDP’.
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Telangana: Flipkart and WE Hub host a workshop to empower women entrepreneurs through e-commerce

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Kottayam-Kochi Rubber Market Rates

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13 Jun 2025 | 5:22 PM

Kottayam, June 13(UNI) Following were the Rubber Market rates announced by the Rubber Board here today per quintal
Kottayam
RSS FOUR: 19700
RSS FIVE : 19400
ISNR TWENTY: 17500
SIXTY PERCENT LATEX: 14265
Kochi

RSS FOUR : 19700
RSS FIVE : 19400
International Rates (Bangkok)
RSS One : 20281
RSS Two : 20123
RSS Three: 19978
RSS Four : 19899
RSS Five : 19781
Kualalumpur
SMR TWENTY : 14421($168.60)
SIXTY PERCENT LATEX : 11878($138.85)
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Rupee falls by  48  paise to 86 08 against US dollar

Rupee falls by 48 paise to 86 08 against US dollar

13 Jun 2025 | 4:50 PM

Mumbai, June 13 (UNI) Rupee on Friday depreciated by 48 paise to close at 86.08 against the US dollar, due to a spike in global oil prices and a firm dollar amid rising tensions in the Middle East following a fresh Israel attack on Iran's nuclear sites, a trader said
Negative close in domestic equity markets and heavy FII outflows further contributed to the fall in the local unit, forex traders added
The currency opened 55 paise down at 86.15 against the dollar. It closed the previous session at 85.60.

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Sensex slumps by 573 38 points

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