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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

Six dead after flash floods in Malawi

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Flash floods in Malawi's central region last week left six people dead and has displaced thousands of others, the southern African country's disaster management agency said on

Analysis-Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target

By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises

Exclusive-UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines

By Simon Jessop, Isla Binnie and Tommy Wilkes LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle

European Union provisionally agrees on new law to cut packaging waste & ban single-use plastics

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has reached a provisional deal on a new law to cut packaging waste and ban single-use plastics, such as supermarket bags for fruit and mini hotel shampoo bottles

EU reaches deal to reduce plastic waste from packaging

(Reuters) - The EU reached a deal on Monday evening to ban the plastic wrapping of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets, mini packages of ketchup in restaurants and tiny shampoo bottles in hotels in a

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Southern Iran region – GFZ

(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck the Southern Iran region on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ

California snowpack now above average, but will it last?

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A blizzard that dumped up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow on the California mountains in recent days has pushed snowpack levels above average for the first time this year, a

On Camera

Both Modi and Priyanka Gandhi are now on TV—only one of them is asked follow-up questions

Almost all of Modi's TV interviews follow the same pattern: compliments, praise, and topics he has addressed in his rallies. No tricky or difficult questions are asked.

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

‘Joint culture needed first’ — CDS Gen Chauhan outlines first steps on the road to theaterisation

ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?