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​Dubai, June 2 (IANS) The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on Thursday said it will launch concentrated solar po

​Moscow, June 2 (IANS) This part of the season is generally marked by slight drizzles but on Thursday as the Russian capital readied itself to the fourth edition of the 'Start Up Village -2016', a concept aimed at showcasing the start-up ability of the Russians as also to provide a competitive platform, the sun shone bright and clear.

​London, May 25 (IANS) London is projected to grow almost twice as fast as the rest of England over the next 10 years, the government's National Statistics Office (ONS) reported on Wednesday.

​New York, May 29 (IANS) The success of a global renewable energy project on Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago has given a major boost to the idea of sustainable development, according to a report.

Munich, May 23 (IANS) Bayer, Germany-based life science company in health and agriculture has offered to buy Monsanto, the American seed multinational in an all-cash deal worth $62 billion.

​Tokyo, May 21 (IANS) Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven (G7) remained apart over the foreign exchange rate and coordinated steps to boost public spending to improve world economic growth after their two-day meeting in Sendai in northeast Japan ended on Saturday.

​Washington, May 19 (IANS) The US Labour Department has agreed to increase overtime rates for workers amid a continuing shrinking of the middle class.

The rule will increase protection of over 4.2 million workers by doubling the payment threshold for working over 40 hours a week from $455 per week to $913 dollars, Xinhua

​Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) US technology giant Apple Inc will launch its development centre here on Thursday, officials said.

The facility will commence operations on one lakh square feet leased space in WaveRock, a building owned by real estate giant Tishman Speyer at Nanakramguda.

​Tokyo, May 17 (IANS) Environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Monday in Japan collectively said they were committed to ensuring global climate change would be tackled swiftly in line with a deal struck in Paris last year.

​New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $625 million loan to support India's grid connected rooftop solar programme to generate clean energy.