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Over 50% of all new electric capacity summed up in the United States and Europe during last year was from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy. As a result of shifting deployment by developing countries like Brazil, India and China it was a record year to add up new green power.

Anil Ambani's Reliance group has succeeded in getting a loan agreement from Exim for its power project at Sasan, in Madhya Pradesh. Exim Bank has just given an introductory approval for lending $600 million which is approximately Rs. 2,800 crore in Indian figures, which will pay for the sale and export by the US firm Bucyrus International.

This grant of loans, according to a study conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, will also ascertain around 1000 jobs in the US and provide with employment.

The SBI had proposed a merger with State Bank of Indore last year, which had been approved by the SBI central board. After the approval, the Centre even gave an in-principal approval. And now recently, the Cabinet has given its approval over the merger too.

With this merge happening between the two banks, SBI being State Bank of Indore's parent bank, SBI will share a swap ratio of 34:100, agreeing to give away 34 of its shares for every 100 shares from the State Bank of Indore, which is held by a few shareholders.

Aaj Tak and Headlines Today office located in Delhi was attacked by around 100 RSS workers on Friday.

It was reported that the reason behind the attack was a story which was aired by Headlines Today on Thursday, covering an issue including involvement of saffron leaders in Malegaon and Ajmer blasts. RSS workers want to take revenge for flashing this story.

New sports car SLS AMG is launched by the luxury car maker; Mercedes, in India. The company has kept the price between Rs.2 and Rs.2.5 crore (ex-showroom Delhi).

The sports car is powered with 6.2 liter engine and has the ability to reach a maximum speed of 317 km per hour.

Wilfried Aulbur, chief executive, Mercedes-Benz India said that this car symbolize passion, performance, design, technology and engineering excellence values and all these features make it the most exclusive brand in the world.

Vaseline in a mode of promotion came out with a new application meant for Facebook with its new fairness cream for men.

This application utility is something which takes one by surprise as it offers to make the skin tone lighter in by few shades in order to "preview" one's looks by merely making them fairer after using the cream.

The page already boasts of 500 plus fans and assumingly number would go up pretty fast - as it comes from a country where most of the men are obsessed with the skin tone.