Funding

Sports ministry to fund exposure trips and international competitions for wrestler, shooters and weightlifters

The government has also approved the participation of a 33-member Indian Shooting team in the ISSF World Cup Cairo, Egypt, from 25 February to 8 March.

Air pollution most lethal environmental problem yet fossil fuel projects get more funding: Clean Air Fund report

It also found that countries in Asia received over 80 percent of development aid to fight air pollution between 2015 and 2020.

UN ramps up Afghan aid appeal seeking $200 million in extra funding as 'catastraphe' looms

Basic services in Afghanistan are collapsing and food and other life-saving aid is about to run out, said UN humanitarian agency OCHA's spokesman, Jens Laerke

G7 Summit 2021: Leaders of richest democracies failed to agree on climate and funding, again

Historical responsibility is the elephant in the room when rich countries discuss climate change as they contributed to the global warming that already happened.

Udaan and Vedantu backer GGV Capital raises $2.5 billion across four latest funds

The four funds are Fund VIII (for most investments), Fund VIII Plus, Discovery III (for early-stage startups) and Entrepreneurs VIII.

Indian biomedical startup Elucidata raises $5 million in pre-series A funding round

The firm will use the investment to capitalise on its position as a leading provider of structured biomedical molecular data to the life sciences industry.

Video software platform Vimeo valued at nearly $6 billion in a new round of fundraising

In December, Vimeo saw its highest month of year-over-year revenue growth—57 percent—for all of 2020.

Indian startups attracted $10.14 billion in funding in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic

This is the third year in a row that India has kept its number four position globally after the US, China and the UK.

Include funds for climate adaptation projects in post COVID-19 recovery urges environment group

Paris accord commits 195 countries and other signatories to reduce carbon pollution, monitor and report their fossil fuel emissions.

Furniture rental startup Furlenco raises Rs 20 crore in venture debt from Blacksoil

Furlenco has furnished over 150,000 homes across eight major cities in India and has AUM (assets under management) worth over Rs 200 crore.