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Auto producer countries press EU to waive CO2 fines

By Andrey Sychev and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The leaders of auto manufacturing hubs Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic pressured Brussels on Thursday to waive financial penalties on

States, environmental groups drop lawsuit over US Postal Service EV purchase plans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 16 states led by California and environmental groups have dropped a lawsuit filed in 2022 that sought to block the U.S. Postal Service's plan to buy mostly

Panama president sees no environmental threat from copper at closed First Quantum mine

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - More than 100,000 metric tons of copper stuck at the closed First Quantum mine in Panama do not currently pose an environmental risk, Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino said

Tata Steel’s Dutch plant gets year to clean up coke oven

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch regulators on Thursday threatened to close down one of Tata Steel's main ovens at its massive plant in IJmuiden if it doesn't limit pollution within a year. The regulators

Automaking countries press EU to relax rules on CO2 fines

By Andrey Sychev and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The leaders of auto manufacturing hubs Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic on Thursday pressured Brussels to waive financial penalties on

Germany urges EU to spare automakers harsher CO2 fines

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday urged EU policy makers to avoid inflicting more damage on the European Union's struggling auto industry in remarks at the start of a summit in

Mayotte storm victims buried in mass graves, lawmaker tells visiting Macron

By Tassilo Hummel MAMOUDZOU (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron faced pleas for urgent help and promised to send reinforcements during a visit to storm-ravaged Mayotte on Thursday as heavy

Spain’s electricity demand edges up as renewables break records

MADRID (Reuters) -The amount of electricity used in Spain has inched up this year after falling for two consecutive years, with a record 56% coming from renewable sources such as wind and solar,

Renewable energy produced record 56% of Spain’s electricity in 2024

MADRID (Reuters) - Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar accounted for a record 56% of Spain's electricity production in 2024, according to estimates by power grid operator Red Electrica,

Winter birds are back at Wular Lake, so is poaching. J&K authorities step up vigil at Ramsar site

While surveillance & action have increased since CCTVs were installed last year, the problem of recreational hunting of migratory birds has been a challenge for years.

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The big squeeze: Why India’s richest states are spending more but building less

As consumption, debt servicing and welfare schemes eat chunks out of productive investment, the future isn’t looking too rosy anymore.

Brigadier & son assaulted in South Delhi for objecting to public drinking. No FIR yet, Army seeks action

Army has written to Delhi Police seeking action against the accused involved in the Friday night episode.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.