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New Delhi: The rationalization of GST rates across the renewable energy value chain from 12 per cent to 5 per cent will bring down the cost of clean energy projects, making electricity more affordable and directly benefiting households, farmers, industries, and developers. As per a release by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the capital cost of a utility-scale solar project, which typically amounts to around Rs. 3.5-4 crore per MW, will now see savings of Rs. 20-25 lakh per MW. At the scale of a 500 MW solar park, this translates into project cost reductions of over Rs.…

Donald Trump to meet the King as protesters gather in London and WindsorGood morning. Official Britain is laying out the red carpet for Donald Trump today. It is the first full day of his unprecedented state visit, and he will spend it with King Charles at Windsor Castle enjoying the finest pageantry the nation can lay on. Keir Starmer, like other Western leaders, has concluded that the key to getting positive outcomes from Trump is flattery and shameless sucking up, and (not for the first time) the royal family is being deployed to this end.But civic Britain will also have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who is part of the cohort of progressive Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill known as “the Squad,” denied that Democrat voters were celebrating political violence in the wake of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.In video footage obtained by Fox News Digital, Omar was asked about her thoughts on Democratic voters celebrating the death of Kirk and cheering on political violence in the wake of his assassination.”Are you concerned with the rhetoric coming from the Democratic base regarding the Charlie Kirk assassination?” Omar was asked, to which she…

HONG KONG — A pair of teenagers who filmed themselves peeing into a hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologize and pay more than $300,000 in damages by a Chinese court, state media reported. The 17-year-olds, whose last names are Wu and Tang, took turns to stand on a table and urinate into the broth in a private dining room at a branch of the Haidilao chain restaurant in the city of Shanghai, according to a report Friday by the state-run broadcaster CCTV News.One of the pair then proceeded to post a video showing their “intentional”…

New Delhi: Urban Company’s market debut turned out to be a blockbuster on September 17, as its shares opened with a massive 57 per cent premium over the IPO price. The Rs 1,900-crore issue, which saw overwhelming investor demand with a subscription of 103.63 times, listed at Rs 162.25 per share on the NSE against the price band of Rs 98–103. On the BSE, Urban Company shares made a strong entry at Rs 161 apiece, marking a 56.31 per cent premium. With this strong debut, the company’s market capitalization touched Rs 23,118.02 crore. (Also Read: Bank Holiday September 17: Are Branches…

Interpreters are not required for visiting US heads of state, but that doesn’t mean Donald Trump and Keir Starmer will speak the same language this week. The UK prime minister will practise the art of tactful diplomacy emphasising mutual advantage and historical alliance. Most of the words in that sentence mean nothing to a president who is fluent only in self-interest.Given the likelihood of miscommunication between two men from such different political cultures – the showbiz demagogue and the lawyer technocrat – relations have been remarkably friendly and, in Downing Street’s estimation, fruitful.The contrast in styles has been turned to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats will hold onto the legislative seat once held by Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic Minnesota House speaker who, along with her husband, was killed at their home in June in what prosecutors describe as a political assassination.Democratic Party nominee Xp Lee defeated Republican nominee Ruth Bittner in a special election Tuesday in a suburban Minneapolis state House district, according to the Associated Press. Lee’s victory in the blue-leaning district will once again deadlock the Minnesota House, with Democrats and Republicans each holding 67 seats in the chamber. And it will restore a…

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New Delhi: Every banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of India –Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 500, and Rs 2000 –unless they are withdrawn from circulation, are legal tender at any place in India. But have you noticed that every Indian currency is backed by a Promissory Clause that clearly states the lines ” I promise to pay the bearer a sum of rupees…”. What is the meaning behind RBI’s Promissory Clause? Add Zee News as a Preferred Source As per Section 26 of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934,…

Black women in England are still facing poorer outcomes in their maternity care due to systemic racism, alongside failures in leadership and data collection, according to a group of MPs.Across the UK, black women are more than twice as likely to die in childbirth compared with their white counterparts, while babies born to black mothers are at an increased risk of stillbirth.A report by the health and social care committee found that these disproportionately poor outcomes in maternity care for black women were due to a combination of factors including systemic failures in accountability and leadership, with black women’s concerns…