Satellite tags aim to shed light on endangered hawksbill sea turtle migration
Scientists are tagging hawksbill sea turtles in a key South Pacific breeding ground, hoping that information fed to satellites will help them better understand the endangered species’ nesting,...
India using funding law to foil dissenting charities – U.N. experts
United Nations experts on Thursday called on India to repeal a law on foreign donations to charities, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using it to block funds to...
Brussels steps up effort to halt Poland’s logging plan in primeval forest
The European Union executive on Thursday stepped up efforts to stop Poland from its planned increase in logging in Europe’s last primeval forest, adding to bad blood between Brussels and...
EU proposes stricter tests on car emissions from 2017 in wake of VW scandal
EU regulators proposed stricter tests on Wednesday on car fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from late next year to plug loopholes highlighted by the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The...
Singapore calls on Indonesia for information on suspected polluters
Singapore appealed to Indonesia on Wednesday for information on companies suspected of causing cross-border pollution, saying stopping smoke from fires set by plantation firms was not an issue of...
Work resumes on Rio’s beach volleyball arena
Work restarted on the Olympic beach volleyball arena on Wednesday, four days after it was halted because of a missing permit, officials in host city Rio de Janeiro said. Construction on the...
UAE solar, wind electricity costs to drop by up to 59%
Every budget-conscious consumer wants to lower their monthly electricity bill. A new research found that by 2025, clean energy electricity in the UAE and around the world could be a lot cheaper...
UAE’s Mubadala appoints new CEO for energy subsidiary
Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ahmed Saeed Al Calily as CEO of the group’s Energy platform. Calily, who had served...
