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Earthquake felt in Mexico City

(Reuters) - Am earthquake was felt in Mexico city on Wednesday morning. The Secretariat for Integrated Risk Management and Civil Protection called it a micro-earthquake and said on X it was in touch

TotalEnergies CEO says IMF debt rules hobbling African green energy projects

By America Hernandez PARIS - Renewable energy investments in Africa are being hobbled by insufficient government loan guarantees, as the International Monetary Fund keeps a tight leash on country

Only Asia on track to triple renewables by 2030, India, China driving growth, says report

Climate Analytics report said global renewable energy capacity needs to grow 3.4-3.6 times by 2030 & that goal of tripling renewables should be treated 'as a floor, not a ceiling'.

Conservation group expands Hawaii coral reef insurance programme

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Conservation group The Nature Conservancy has purchased a new, expanded insurance policy that could see up to $2 million paid out to help protect coral reefs around

‘Stick to your plan’: Norway PM backs Equinor’s green energy agenda

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian energy firm Equinor, which is majority state-owned, should stick to a plan of growing its renewable energy portfolio despite recent headwinds, the country's

Indian refiners prioritise petrochemicals expansion to reduce carbon footprint

The move aims to tap into new revenue streams while mitigating the cyclicality inherent in the oil and gas industry.

Storm dumps more than a foot of snow on parts of US Northeast

By Brendan O'Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) - A powerful, fast-moving winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of New England on Tuesday after it brought New York City its first

Trinidad and Tobago cleans up beaches following 12-kilometer oil spill

(Reuters) - First responders and volunteers from Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday sought to contain an oil spill detected last week in the Caribbean country's waters and clean areas of Tobago island's

Ukraine denies trade-off plan for agriculture in EU talks

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Terms for the integration of Ukraine's agricultural sector into the European Union will be determined during negotiations, two ministers said on Tuesday, denying Kyiv

Private sector should foot climate bill, French finance minister says

By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) - Funding to combat climate change needs to come from the private sector as there is no more public financing available from France or other European Union countries

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.