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Thailand asks Australia to slow down implementation of car emissions standards

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thailand has called on Australia to slow down a plan to introduce emissions standards that would penalise imports of emissions intensive cars over fears it could

Permira assembles new team to invest in low carbon transition

By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) - Permira is putting together a dedicated investment team to focus on the transition to a low carbon economy, the private equity group said, as alternative

Shell faces calls to safely decommission old assets before Nigeria exit

By Seun Sanni LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria needs to ensure that Shell safely dismantles its old infrastructure or pays to remove them from the Niger delta before its exit, says a report on the

Italy’s green transition efforts held back by lack of big solar projects

By Francesca Landini and Angelo Amante MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italy's energy transition is building on a myriad of solar panels mounted on roofs, but the country has installed far fewer large plants

Haryana’s draft policy to fuel green hydrogen drive & the incentives it offers

Draft policy published last month, public views invited till 15 March. Proposals include 100% exemption from stamp duty & (for 10 years) electricity duty for green hydrogen projects.

Green scepticism greater in EU than in neighbours, EBRD finds

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Scepticism towards climate change and the green transition is greater in many European Union members than in neighbouring countries, the European Bank for Reconstruction and (EBRD

Six dead after flash floods in Malawi

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Flash floods in Malawi's central region last week left six people dead and has displaced thousands of others, the southern African country's disaster management agency said on

Analysis-Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target

By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises

Exclusive-UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines

By Simon Jessop, Isla Binnie and Tommy Wilkes LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle

European Union provisionally agrees on new law to cut packaging waste & ban single-use plastics

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has reached a provisional deal on a new law to cut packaging waste and ban single-use plastics, such as supermarket bags for fruit and mini hotel shampoo bottles

On Camera

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

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%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?