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Australia swelters through heat wave as bushfire risk

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's southeast on Saturday sweated through a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to ban fires in large parts of New South Wales state. The

OPEC head to OPEC+: reject COP28 language on fossil fuel phase-out

By Yousef Saba and Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has urged OPEC+ members to reject proposals for any text under negotiation at the COP28 climate summit that

Morocco joins international campaign to phase out coal

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco on Friday joined an international campaign to phase out coal, as it plans to secure more than half of its energy needs from renewables in the next seven years. The Powering

OPEC chief urges members to reject any COP28 deal that targets fossil fuels -documents

By Yousef Saba and Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has urged OPEC members to reject proposals for any deal under negotiation at the COP28 climate summit which

Utility company DTE Energy sees higher profit in 2024

(Reuters) -Utility firm DTE Energy expects higher operating profit in 2024 and plans to explore small carbon capture storage projects next year, betting on revenue from its energy supply and trading

Green groups urge end to LNG expansion to stop ‘climate chaos’

By David Stanway and Nichola Groom DUBAI (Reuters) -Environmental groups urged countries gathered at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Friday to stop support for expansion of the global trade in

DTE Energy sees higher profit in 2024

(Reuters) - Utility firm DTE Energy forecast higher operating profit for 2024 on Friday, as it expects strong revenue from its electric, gas, renewable energy and energy trading business segments next

Latest COP28 draft text sets new options on fossil fuel phase out

By William James and Elizabeth Piper DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. climate agency published a new draft of its COP28 agreement on Friday which included a range of options for the future of fossil fuel

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon down 64% in November

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell by more than half in November from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, with destruction hitting its lowest level

U.N. publishes new draft text with range of options on fossil fuel phase out

DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. climate agency published a new draft of its COP28 agreement on Friday which included a range of options for the future of fossil fuel use, the most contentious issue at the

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Writings on the wall: Bengal’s epitaph for Left is, I let doctrine become dogma, ideology obstacle

In West Bengal, Left is in a dead heat with Congress for the wooden spoon; Maoism in the tribal heartland has been entombed; and in Kerala, the Left fights double incumbency.

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.