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India needs to urgently decarbonize its power sector. Here’s how

India has always been a country of dichotomies. It is the world’s most populous nation, fifth biggest economy and home to the highest number of billionaires after China and the U.S. It is a world leader in digital finance, thanks to the creation of digital public infrastructure, and is the world’s third-largest start-up hub. Yet it remains a lower-middle-income economy, …

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Japan core inflation rose 3% in Feb, bolstering rate hike expectations

The owner of rice shop Tadao Koike carries a bag of rice at his shop in Tokyo on February 14, 2025.  Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s core inflation beat expectations and came in at 3% in February, government data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes. The core inflation figure — which excludes …

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