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Industry group says Euro 7 emission rules will raise car prices

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's proposed Euro 7 emission rules for vehicles will complicate life for the auto industry and raise new car prices without bringing their intended

EU lawmakers toughen up draft law to crack down on environmental crimes

The EU draft law, proposed in December 2021, has introduced sanctions that include imprisonment for up to 10 years for the most serious offences.

EU drafts plan to allow e-fuel combustion engine cars – document

BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has drafted a plan allowing sales of new cars with internal combustion engines that run only on climate neutral e-fuels, in an attempt to resolve a

EU proposes exception for e-fuel combustion engines from 2035

BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed allowing the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines after 2035 if they only run only on climate-neutral e-fuels, a document

California braces for next bout of heavy rain, snow and high winds

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The latest spate of harsh wintry weather churning from the Pacific bore down on storm-weary California on Tuesday, with forecasters warning of wind gusts

Huge Phillips 66 biofuels project will test the industry’s green promises

By Laila Kearney RODEO, California (Reuters) - In the oldest refining town in the American West, Phillips 66 is promising a greener future as it moves to halt crude-oil processing and build a massive

Philippines finds sunken fuel tanker 3 weeks after spill

MANILA (Reuters) - A leaking fuel tanker that sank off the central Philippines three weeks ago has been found using an underwater robot from Japan, a provincial governor said on Tuesday, as

France rejects German push to change rules on car emissions

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France's European Affairs Minister rejected on Tuesday opposition by Germany to a law that would require new cars sold in the EU from 2035 to have zero CO2 emissions, with the

‘1.5°C global warming limit not realistic but that’s no reason to despair,’ says top climate scientist

Dr Friederike Otto, one of the authors of IPCC report on climate change, talks about the 'political sense of urgency' required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Alaska oil drilling protesters disrupt White House climate adviser appearance

A dozen protesters chanted, 'keep your promise, no new drilling' for several minutes, preventing Ali Zaidi, White House climate adviser, from delivering his address.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.