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Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining 'unlawful': international regulator to AFPDeep-sea mining companies face legal challenges if they proceed with plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor. The International Seab...- View: US and Iran have the blueprints for a Strait of Hormuz dealThe Strait of Hormuz is no longer a free waterway. A recent ceasefire pauses a conflict that highlighted its importance. Future governance ...
- UN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objectionsThe UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on the impacts and risks of artificial...
- Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up fundingJust 50 countries have so far ratified a new High Seas treaty which sets out rules agreed by more than 130 nations in 2023 to govern intern...
- Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea miningDonald Trump's administration takes a controversial step. It expands deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals. This move aims to boost the U...
- Govt to sell up to 2.5% stake in Hindustan Zinc through OFSThe union government on Tuesday proposed to sell up to 2.5% stake in Hindustan Zinc through an offer for sale (OFS), which opens on Novembe...
- India to seek licences to scout Pacific Ocean for critical mineralsIndia plans to apply for deep-sea mineral exploration licenses in the Pacific Ocean to secure critical minerals for energy transition techn...
- Countries risk 'paying polluters' billions to regulate for climate: UN expertUN's David Boyd flags investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) as a barrier. With fossil fuel firms using ISDS to block environmental regul...
- Why deep-sea mining is the next battleground in the energy transitionThere are countries like Russia, Norway and China which are pursuing ahead with deep-sea mining and producing a framework which will argue ...
- Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?The International Seabed Authority - the United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor - is preparing to resume negotiations t...
- Murky frontier of rules for the space industryElon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are racing to establish a presence in space. But what rights and obligations come with that?
- Minerals in Indian Ocean can turn India self-sufficient in nickel, cobalt: International Seabed Authority chief"India was one of the very first pioneer investors in deep sea mining, starting from the 1980s. In recent years, there has been enormous pr...
- Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissionsNearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 lev...
- Guterres appoints Indian economist Ligia Noronha as Assistant SG & Head of UNEP NY OfficeNoronha will succeed fellow Indian and development economist Satya Tripathi to whom Secretary-General Guterres is "grateful for his leaders...
- Proposed changes in mining policy to hit steel companies with captive leasesThe proposals are beleived to have been submitted to the PM’s Office to double the sector's contribution to GDP, from Rs 4.1 lakh crore in ...
- View: Can India fashion a policy to weather the existential crisis it faces?Even if India meets 40% of its power needs with renewables by 2030, our emissions will not reduce.
- Three global trends that government and companies should take pay attention to in mining projectsSituation is indeed grim as future global reserves are largely spread over indigenous peoples’ or tribal lands; 50% for oil and gas product...
- 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...
- Excess extraction not illegal as long as miners pay royalty: Officials at Indian Bureau of MinesMiners, lawyers and experts in Odisha have termed as "illegal" the Rs 69,907-crore fine imposed on 60 iron ore and manganese miners by the ...
- Coal mining blocks: Report suggests Tatas, Jindals, NTPC, MMTC made windfall gainsThe UPA govt appeared to stave off a fresh crisis after the national auditor played down suggestions of a Rs 10.7-lakh cr revenue loss.
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