Oil’s fair in love and war: How Venezuela, the Arctic and Greenland are rewriting the global energy mapAs 2026 begins, oil is no longer just a traded commodity — it is once again a weapon of geopolitics. From Venezuela’s re-emergence as a str...
10 Jan, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
US judge rejects Trump administration's halt of wind energy permitsA federal judge has ruled against President Trump's administration. The administration had paused all federal approvals for wind energy pro...
09 Dec, 2025, 06.04 AM IST
US not sending any high-level officials to COP30America will not send its top representatives to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. President Trump is focusing on boosting fossil fuels g...
01 Nov, 2025, 09.39 PM IST
In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisisNegotiators from around the globe convened in Busan, South Korea, to forge a treaty tackling the escalating plastic pollution crisis. Sharp...
25 Nov, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
Ready-made garment exports rise 12% in Aug despite global challengesIndia's ready-made garment exports surged by 12% in August to USD 1.26 billion, despite global challenges. From April to August 2024-25, ex...
19 Sep, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
Over 80 pc people support cutting plastic production to save biodiversity, climate: SurveyGreenpeace's survey across 19 countries reveals significant support for cutting plastic production, transitioning to reusable packaging, an...
04 Apr, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
‘Transition Finance’ takes center stage in 2024Coalitions of banks, insurers and asset managers are in discussions to put some guardrails around what constitutes transition finance.
04 Jan, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
Toxic smoke dissipates over northeastern USIn New York and Washington air quality was classified as "moderate" by the US Environmental Protection Agency. In the American capital, the...
09 Jun, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
Toxic smoke dissipates over northeastern USAir quality improved after winds blowing over the Canadian province of Quebec, where the fires are raging, changed direction, Ryan Stauffer...
09 Jun, 2023, 10.23 PM IST
Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likelyEuropean leaders and experts pointed to possible sabotage amid the energy standoff with Russia provoked by the war in Ukraine. Although fil...
28 Sep, 2022, 06.56 AM IST
This decade's oil boom is moving offshore - way offshoreOffshore production sites are more expensive to build than onshore shale, the last decade's investment darling. But once they are up and ru...
31 Aug, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
Virtue economics is vital for capitalism: Jeffrey Sachs, American economistWe now need to restore a virtue economics, emphasising moderation, friendship, trustworthiness and social justice. Without this, capitalism...
02 Oct, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
Here's a pencil startup that shuns banks and soars 100% on green ideasThe company sells $2 pencils that can be shoved into soil, after which a plant will sprout. Revenue is set to double this year to about $1....
21 Dec, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
Companies must make best use of CSR obligationsIf the CSR initiative is implemented well, we could lead the world to a higher level of corporate governance and social responsibility.
15 May, 2014, 08.26 AM IST
Governance should build compliance with global environmental, social & human rights standardsThe price of a non-renewable resource should grow at the market interest rate, with resource depletion compensated for by returns from subs...
20 Mar, 2014, 05.09 AM IST
- Electric cars center stage at Geneva
GM's troubled Adam Opel GmbH subsidiary presented the lithium-ion battery powered hatchback Ampera on Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show.
04 Mar, 2009, 04.25 PM IST
- Brown wants UN, World Bank, IMF reform
World bodies like the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund must reform to tackle new 21st century challenges,...
21 Jan, 2008, 08.53 AM IST