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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Tata Steel battles protests and litigation in the Netherlands. Separately, India’s solar market powers ahead and ESG investing redraws its boundaries.
Last Saturday, the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament at Wijk aan Zee, in the Netherlands—often called the Wimbledon of chess—was delayed by nearly 90 minutes. Climate activists linked to the Extinction Rebellion group dumped 2,025 kg of coal at the venue’s entrance. The visual was stark: while grandmasters like India’s Gukesh D. and Arjun Erigaisi waited outside, activists chained themselves to the gates under a banner reading ‘No Chess on a Dead Planet’.
This is more than a momentary PR headache for Tata Steel. It is the visible peak of a deepening crisis in the Netherlands that threatens both its …
The JSW Steel founder is embarking on an unprecedented expansion, betting on Japan’s JFE and Korea’s POSCO to share the load. But rivalries, debt and market risks could complicate the plan.
A 10-percentage-point gap between what India plans domestically and what it promises the UN tells you everything about its climate strategy.
The solar module maker is banking on Sameer Nagpal to build 12 GW of cell capacity from scratch and catch up with Waaree and Premier—but the runway is tight and rivals are formidable.
