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Poland keeps ambitious climate plan, isn’t breaking election pledge, official says

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is not giving up its climate ambitions, a top official said on Wednesday, after the government submitted a climate and energy plan to the European Commission with a green

Factbox-US utilities under fire over role in deadly blazes

(Reuters) -The wildfire raging across the Texas panhandle, dubbed the Smokehouse Creek Fire and officially the largest on record for the state, has doubled in size since earlier this week and burned

Malaysia to monitor changes in EU curbs on palm biofuel after WTO ruling

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia said on Wednesday it will closely monitor how the EU responds to a WTO ruling that supported the bloc's stance that palm oil-based biodiesel should not count as a

Malaysia to monitor changes in EU rules after WTO ruling in deforestation case

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Wednesday it will closely monitor changes to the European Union (EU)'s regulations, after the World Trade Organisation ruled this week in favour of an EU

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

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.