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Germany announces €1.2 bn to help India fight climate change indianexpress.com The IPCC released earlier this year found that both India and Germany will suffer more extreme events due to climate change. Both countries together account for nearly 9 per cent of global greenhouse gas.

Velocity, a revenue-based financing platform in India, raises $20 million led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures has doubled down its bet on Velocity, which operates a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses in India, just months after it first backed the Bangalore-based startup. The one-and-half-year-old Velocity said on Wednesday it has …

India, US finalise deal on digital service tax - Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com India Business News: NEW DELHI: A day after the conclusion of the India-US Trade Policy Forum meeting, the two countries decided on a "transitional approach" to digital se.

India's digital economy to see exponential growth to $800 bn by 2030: FM livemint.com Addressing the IIT Bombay Alumni Association virtually, Nirmala Sitharaman said India has over 6,300 fintechs

Global venture capital funds flock to India as China's appeal dims: Report hindustantimes.com According to business analytics platform CB Insights, venture capital inflow in India was at an all-time high of $19.5 billion in the first nine months of the year.

IITs begin placement drive with students bagging over Rs 1 crore packages; Rs 2.15 crore highest package offered on Day 1 indianexpress.com As many as five students of IIT (BHU) Varanasi secured jobs at Uber, one of the US' top firms. Of the five, one student received an offer to work in the firm's US office while another secured a package of Rs 2 crore.