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Spanish region approves mandatory wind turbine upgrade, sparking industry outcry

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) - Wind parks operating in the Spanish region of Galicia will be obliged to replace ageing turbines after 25 years under a package of measures approved by the

Third tanker in trouble as oil washes up on Russia’s Black Sea coast

By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Spilled oil has washed up along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional

Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan, lawyer says

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson

Climate tech firms get $80 million to pull carbon from paper mills, sewage plant

By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO - Google, H&M, Stripe and other members of the climate-focused Frontier coalition will buy $80 million of carbon credits from a firm using oil industry technology to

Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan, his lawyer says

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson

Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewables by 2040

By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%,

EU watchdog frees green bonds from fund naming rules

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Green bond funds in the European Union are free to continue investing in bonds sold by big polluters such as power and energy companies, after the securities

Italy’s Erg secures 243-million-euro EIB loan for renewable energy projects

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Erg has secured a 243-million-euro ($254.91 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for wind and solar energy projects in Italy, France and Germany, the

Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte

By Dominique Vidalon and Abdou Moustoifa PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory,

Disaster insurance set to test Italy’s business backbone in 2025

By Alberto Chiumento and Andrea Mandala ROME (Reuters) - Italian companies are preparing to comply with a requirement to take out natural disaster insurance from next April, although some fear it will

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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.