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Offshore wind market improving after price reset, says EDP

By Susanna Twidale OXFORD (Reuters) - The global market for offshore wind projects is improving with governments and companies now offering high enough prices to make projects economically viable, the

OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy before June meeting

By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Maha El Dahan LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - OPEC+ is unlikely to make any oil output policy changes until a full ministerial gathering in June, three OPEC+ sources told

Britain can still meet its 2030 offshore wind target minister says

By Susanna Twidale OXFORD (Reuters) - Britain can meet its target of offshore wind deployment by 2030 even after an auction last year failed to secure any new capacity, Britain's minister for Energy

EU admin needs to be fit for green, AI future, says top official

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries' budget cuts have eaten into layers of government that need now to be reinforced given their vital role in the transition to a more green and digital

Investors file record number of climate resolutions for North American companies

By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - A record 263 climate-related shareholder resolutions have been filed so far this year for annual meetings of North American companies, a new tally showed on Tuesday,

Hong Kong swelters in record March heat after coolest start in eight years

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong temperatures climbed to above 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) this week, a level never recorded for March and just a week after the financial hub logged its

France’s Macron looks to regulate illegal gold mining in French Guiana

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday the government is seeking to designate new regulated gold mining zones in its South American territory of French Guiana to

What are green credits & why are former civil servants objecting to them

A group of 91 retired officers who served in govt has written to environment ministry urging it to withdraw a notification outlining green credit rules, calling them 'unscientific'.

The hottest new sustainable material is made of lava—stone wool

The lava-based material is more efficient and lasts longer than today's most common insulation materials. It can be used to make ACs more environmentally friendly.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits off Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara, agency says

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, the country's geophysics agency said on Sunday. In a post on X, the agency said there was no

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?