US Treasury Secretary said in May that India and China were hindering a global deal on an alternative transfer-pricing mechanism in the Pillar 1 agreement; G20 finance minister talks are now continuing in Rio

Outage led to US airlines ordering all planes grounded amid communication issues, plus big impacts on media, banks, retailers and telecom companies around the world

Carbon removal — which researchers say is essential to achieve net negative CO2 emissions — is yet to gain ground in India as officials remain focused on carbon capture and storage

India plans to begin work on dams in the northeastern Himalayan state Arunachal Pradesh, amid reports Beijing may also construct dams on the Brahmaputra river

The world's fastest growing major economy has prioritised coal to address a surge in power demand in recent years, underscoring the challenges it faces in weaning its economy off carbon

Modi government has asked power companies to order $33 billion worth of equipment this year to ramp up more coal power for the rest of this decade

India has suffered water shortages for decades, but crises are now more frequent as summers get hotter, disrupting agriculture and industry and risking social unrest

Five of the seven Chinese securities units that are part of US or European banks made a loss or reported a big fall in profit last year

The huge surge in Indian equity deals is expected to continue in the second half, and some analysts say more IPOs could also be seen in Hong Kong

Tokyo imposed asset freezes and export bans on 11 companies, plus groups in five countries last Friday over sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

India is seeing a sharp surge in incidences of cyber scams, with authorities recording a whopping average of 7,000 cybercrime complaints per day last month

India has rejected many requests from China to allow direct passenger flights, with officials saying a deadly border dispute in 2020 continues to weigh on bilateral ties