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Policy support key to unlocking Punjab’s untapped renewable energy sector
ETEnergyworld.com
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August 18, 2025
Ludhiana: Industry leaders believe that Punjab holds immense potential for renewable energy development, and that the right policy support can unlock large-scale investments in solar, hydro, and biogas projects. The president of the Association of...
Prudence with progress: Andy Lu
The CEO Magazine
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August 18, 2025
Mere days after starting at Singapore’s Wee Hur Construction as an assistant project manager in 2006, Andy Lu was assigned to one of the company’s most important projects at the time: the Courts Megastore at Tampines. Pulling him aside, the senior...
Taiwan Set to Vote on Rebooting Last Nuclear Reactor
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Taiwan is set to hold a pivotal referendum next week that could overturn its 2016 commitment to a “nuclear-free homeland,” with voters deciding whether to restart the second reactor at the Maanshan nuclear plant in the island’s south....
Honda confirms 2025 Civic Type R price rise, but not everyone will be able to buy one
Drive
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August 18, 2025
The Civic Type R has returned in a new blue hue, but Honda Australia is staying quiet on exactly how many will arrive Down Under. Honda Australia will reopen order books for its pricier 2025 Civic Type R hot hatch from tomorrow, but not all...
At least 274 dead after devastating floods hit Pakistan
Irish Independent
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Heavy rains and flooding also killed dozens of people in neighbouring Kashmir. Mohammad Suhail, a spokesman for Pakistan’s emergency service, said 54 bodies were found in Buner, a mountainous area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where torrential...
COUNTERPOINT: America needs affordable energy — Coal doesn’t fit the bill
Republican Herald - Pennsylvania
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August 18, 2025
For a decade now, coal has been on the way out. The industry’s future was considered mainly dead and buried — until the Trump administration decided to pull out every stop to dig it out of the grave. And this wasn’t caused by any “Green New Deal”...
Why The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Has Such A High Bypass Ratio
Simple Flying
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August 18, 2025
Rolls-Royce has long been a key player in the evolution of modern aviation. Over decades, its engines have powered some of the most significant aircraft in commercial service and have shaped the fleets of major airlines worldwide. From the early...
Why animals are a critical part of forest carbon absorption
Life Science Network
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An MIT study shows decreases in seed-dispersing animals can lead to a major reduction in forest carbon absorption. A lot of attention has been paid to how climate change can drive biodiversity loss. Now, MIT researchers have shown the reverse is...
Chinese cities strive to power NEVs with green electricity
CGTN
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China's southern metropolis of Shenzhen has launched an incentive program to encourage new energy vehicle (NEV) owners to charge their rides with electricity from renewable sources. Under the initiative, "Green Car, Green Electricity," NEV owners...
More dairy cows in the Netherlands never get to go outside
NL Times
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August 18, 2025
In 2024, the number of dairy cows permanently kept indoors in the Netherlands increased by 12 percent compared with 2023, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). More than 50,000 additional cows now remain indoors...
State Gives Advice On Handling Spotted Lanternfly
The Post-Journal - New York
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State officials are still working to slow the spread of the spotted lanternfly. Experts from New York state and Cornell University came together last week for a virtual meeting for media outlets across the state to give an update on the invasive...
Soaring energy costs threaten Future Made In Australia, steel boss warns
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 18, 2025
BlueScope has sounded the alarm over Australia's energy crisis, warning that unsustainably high gas prices are pushing domestic manufacturing to a "tipping point". The steelmaker has reported a full year profit of $84 million, a 90 per cent drop...
A gigantic jet caught on camera
SatNews
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August 17, 2025
A gorgeous photo taken by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers occurred on July 3, 2025, that was originally thought to be a sprite—Ayers confirmed catching an even rarer form of a Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) — a gigantic jet. Nichole Ayers caught a...
Seven charged after pair of Dunkirk busts
Observer Today
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Items recovered by law enforcement in the city of Dunkirk on Thursday evening. Seven individuals, including some tied to drug activity in the past, are facing charges after an investigation into narcotics activity in and around Washington Park in...
Rare 'Upper Atmosphere Lightning' Photographed From ISS
Slashdot
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August 18, 2025
Take a look at what being called "a stunning phenomenon," captured in a photo taken from the International Space Station as it passed above a thunderstorm over Mexico and the American Southwest. So what was it? "A rare form of Transient Luminous...
Can You Get Cancer from Hot Drinks? Experts Break Down the Truth
Times Now
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August 18, 2025
Hot drinks, which are way too hot, can be linked to cancer Do you enjoy drinking extra hot beverages? Well, many people drink hot drinks because some are super comforting while giving out great taste for others. While the exact temperature to brew...
25-08-18_Lameck Masina - Nowadays - Malawi - cooking in schools
D+C Development and Cooperation
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August 18, 2025
Until October last year, 15-year-old Meza Makadyanji often stayed home from school – not because she didn’t want to learn, but because she was too hungry. Even the long-running school meal programme by the World Food Programme (WFP) was...
The fastest hot hatches
Qrius
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The term ‘hot hatch’ has changed over the past few decades. When VW and Peugeot first gave their hatchbacks a sporty makeover they made less than 150bhp. Instead, they focused on handling and lightness. Now however, even cars striving for fuel...
UAE firm begins construction of 50 MW solar project in Central African Republic
Zawya
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BANGUI - UAE-based Global South Utilities (GSU), a Resources Investment Company, has officially broken ground on a 50-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Sakaï, Central African Republic (CAR), marking a major step forward in the...
DFFE calls for urgent action to end plastic pollution
Engineering News
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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George is leading a South African delegation attending the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) on Plastic Pollution, currently under way...