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Central US seeing wild weather, with heat wave then deep freeze

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Some U.S. residents will be going from wearing Bermuda shorts to snow pants in less than 24 hours, forecasters said on Monday, as a heat wave in the central plains and South

Oil spotted at Bonaire’s East coast, could come from Tobago -local media

(Reuters) - Oil stains possibly coming from neighboring Tobago have reached the island of Bonaire, local media said on Monday, prompting authorities to begin organizing protection to beaches and

EU awards Italian energy groups $402 million for green hydrogen

ROME (Reuters) - The European Commission has awarded financing of up to 370 million euros ($402 million) to set up a 'Green Hydrogen Valley' in Italy's Puglia region, the energy groups involved said.

Italian utility A2A starts scheme to cut emissions in northern city of Brescia

BRESCIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's largest regional power utility A2A said on Monday it has invested 110 million euros ($119.38 million) in a scheme to make a waste-to-energy plant in the northern

Brazil, France partner to tackle illegal mining in French Guiana, sources say

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil and France are set to sign an international cooperation agreement that would allow police from both countries to launch joint operations aimed at tackling

Spain starts consultation on new offshore wind rules

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has opened a public consultation on a new set of rules for offshore wind energy production, laying the groundwork for auctions of sea-based concessions, the Energy Ministry

Germany to allow carbon transport, sub-seabed storage, minister says

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will change its carbon dioxide storage law to allow carbon capture and off-shore storage for certain industrial sectors as Europe's biggest economy aims to

Tanzania switches on first turbine of hydro plant in World Heritage Site

By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant set to double power generation capacity but which has drawn stiff opposition from

London insect farm hatches plan for greener way to feed animals

By Ben Makori and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - Buzzing underneath a set of railway arches in central London are hundreds of thousands of little flies, showcasing insect-farming technology that

EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead to big reductions in greenhouse gas

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

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%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

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?