NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters. Two Indian officials, one diplomat based in China
India’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the April-June quarter, driven by services and manufacturing, data is expected to show on Thursday, though economists warn of a slowdown ahead. According to the median forecast (INGDPQ=ECI) in a Reuters poll of
The risk of fatal heat waves has risen sharply over the past 20 years, and such extreme weather will become more frequent in the future, increasing heat-related excess mortality, a study shows. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that
NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – India’s finance minister on Friday said taming inflation was a priority, and that hiking interest rates was not the only tool available. “Obsession to use interest rates as the only tool to deal with inflation and