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Asian Shares Rise After Key China Data
RTTNews
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July 15, 2025
Asian stocks rose broadly on Tuesday as traders brushed off U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats and reacted positively to Chinese GDP data for the first half of 2025. China's economy posted solid 5.3 percent growth in the first half of...
Oil Extends Losses as Markets Don’t Buy Trump’s Russia Sanction Threat
Oil Price
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July 15, 2025
Oil prices extended Monday’s losses into early Tuesday trade in Asia as President Trump’s threat to sanction Russian supply in 50 days if Putin continues to resist a peace deal in Ukraine eased concerns about an immediate impact on Moscow’s oil...
China’s Refinery Runs Hit Highest Level in Nearly Two Years
Oil Price
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July 15, 2025
Improved fuel margins and the end of spring maintenance boosted China’s oil refinery throughput in June to the highest level since September 2023. Chinese refiners processed a total of 15.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil into fuels...
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India sets clean energy record, achieves Paris Agreement target 5 years before deadline
Firstpost
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July 15, 2025
India officially draws 50 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, reaching a landmark in its clean energy goals, the central government said on Tuesday. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said in a press...
Centre eases FGD norms for power plants, electricity costs likely to fall
Telengana Today
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July 13, 2025
India has relaxed mandatory FGD installation at most coal power plants, limiting it to areas near large cities or pollution hotspots. The move, based on scientific studies, aims to cut electricity costs while maintaining air quality through...
Covestro India and CSIR-NCL Collaborate to Recycle PU Waste
Chemical Industry Digest
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July 15, 2025
Covestro (India) Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) to launch an innovative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The collaboration aims to develop sustainable...
FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS CELEBRATES GROWTH IN INDIA WITH THE OPENING OF FAIRMONT UDAIPUR PALACE
Breaking Travel News
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July 15, 2025
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of the global hospitality leader Accor, in partnership with Keystone Resorts Pvt. Ltd., proudly announces the grand opening of Fairmont Udaipur Palace — a breathtaking palace perched atop the ancient Aravali Hills...
Shubanshu Shukla’s experience extremely valuable for India’s Gaganyaan mission: ISRO
Mangalorean
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July 15, 2025
Shubanshu Shukla’s experience extremely valuable for India’s Gaganyaan mission: ISRO New Delhi: The experience gained by IAF Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla onboard the International Space Station will be extremely valuable for India’s Gaganyaan...
India vs England: A loss at Lord’s that spoke of promise
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 15, 2025
The morning after a loss that could well have been a win is always retrospective. Moments once innocuous now reveal their significance. For India, this defeat—narrow in margin but rich in lessons—offers as much hope as it does heartache. What will...
Can Africa learn from India's innovation journey?
Sunday Independent
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July 15, 2025
Phapano Phasha|Published 16 hours ago 3min INDIA is rapidly establishing its position as a global innovation leader, making remarkable strides in technology, pharmaceuticals, space exploration, and digital infrastructure. According to a recent PwC...
Iran to Meet Russia and China at SCO Summit Amid Tensions with Israel
Arise News
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July 15, 2025
Iran has announced plans to hold high-level meetings with Russia and China during the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, as it seeks diplomatic backing following last month’s 12-day air war with Israel. “We will have...
China leverages regional strengths, technology and policy tools to address soybean supply and demand challenges
Global Times
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Tractors plough land to prepare for soybean sowing in Anqing, East China's Anhui Province, on May 24, 2025. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: As the world's largest consumer and importer of soybeans, China's soybean industry dynamics have always attracted...
China Focus: Telescope in world's roof starts hunt for Big Bang's oldest ripples
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- High on a ridge 5,250 meters above sea level in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a new eye onto the infant universe has blinked open. Scientists at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the...
"Fueling Putin's war machine": US Senators say penalise India, China, Brazil with 500% tarriff to deter trade with Russia
Times of Oman
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Washington DC [US]: Amid US President Donald Trump call for imposing 100 per cent "secondary tariffs" on Moscow if Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to end the conflict in Ukraine within 50 days, Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal...
Chinese scientists develop enzyme for tenfold improvement in PU plastic degradation
Xinhua News Agency
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This schematic diagram shows a new variant of polyurethane (PU) plastic-degrading enzyme developed by a Chinese research team degrading the PU plastic foam wastes. A Chinese research team has made a promising advancement in managing waste plastic...
India's Domestic Air Traffic Likely To Surge 10% In FY26: Report
Zee News
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New Delhi: India's domestic air passenger traffic is estimated to grow by a robust 7-10 per cent in FY26, according to an ICRA report released on Friday, which maintains a stable outlook for the country's civil aviation sector. International...
Chinese efficiency boosts Central Asia infrastructure with region's first light rail in Kazakhstan
Global Times
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A light rail train is hoisted at Station 101 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on June 11, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Yang Yongjiu Near the international airport in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, a light rail train, painted in the deep blue...
Japan Open: Men's Doubles Sizzle, Women's Doubles Crumble
Bernama
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July 15, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) -- Professional men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani began their Japan Open title defence in style at the Super 750 tournament held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo today. The world number...
China’s Imports Driven by Ramp-Up in Iranian Crude Flows
Energy Intelligence
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July 14, 2025
China's crude oil imports surged in June, primarily driven by a spike in Iranian volumes, which also contributed significantly to the overall growth in China's crude inflows during the first half of the year.
Barrasso Bill Wants to Stop Foreign and AI Influence on Energy
107.9 Jack FM - Wyoming
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July 14, 2025
On Thursday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso introduced legislation aiming to prevent the Bureau of Land Management’s electronic public comment system from being sabotaged by foreign adversaries and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots. Currently, the...