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Iron Ore Heads for Monthly Loss as Coal Spike Pressures Margins
Iron ore headed for a monthly loss as a short-lived rally triggered by a fatal steelmaking-coal mine accident in China's Shanxi province faded, leaving investors focused on mill margins and mounting shipments. Singapore iron ore futures were down…
Diversification drive: Coal India has 524 MW of solar projects under execution
State-run coal major Coal India, which aims to become a 5 GW solar power company by 2030, currently has around 524 MW of solar projects under execution as part of its diversification drive. On the solar front, CIL's installed capacity increased to…
Energy shortage warning as soaring temperatures across Asia drive up demand
A severe heatwave across large parts of Asia is significantly increasing energy demand, particularly for air conditioning, while the US-Israeli war against Iran simultaneously tightens energy supplies, creating a potential crisis. India has…
Early heatwaves and Iran war create perfect storm for energy shortages
A fierce heatwave gripping large parts of Asia is straining coal and gas markets as surging demand for air conditioning collides with the energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran, increasing the risk of a severe crisis with the…
The leakage and lies keeping Indonesia's rupiah weak
Indonesia embodies one of the strangest paradoxes in emerging-market economics. Every time global commodity prices, from coal to crude palm oil (CPO), surge, the country posts impressive trade surpluses. Yet the glow of those export windfalls…
My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
William Adams was entranced by energy. As a young man, his interest was nursed by working as a clerk in a London patent office in the 1860s. This gave him an early look at some of the first British designs for exploiting solar energy using mirrors…
ASX Runners: White Energy, Thrive Tribe, AnteoTech & Harvest
The US-Iran rollercoaster rolls on, with every day a new revelation and a new reality. As the week started, investors saw a potential peace deal quickly escalate to war and attacks by the United States by lunchtime, only for the following day to…
Three steps to stop China's deadly mine disasters
By David Fickling / Bloomberg Opinion China's worst mining disaster in decades feels like an echo of a past it has long sought to forget. The blast, which has killed at least 82 people at a pit in Liushenyu in the Shanxi coal belt, is the worst…
Industrial bank credit growth jumps to 15.1% in April: RBI
Bank credit to industry rose at a faster pace of 15.1 per cent at end-April 2026, compared to 7 per cent in the year-ago period, as per Reserve Bank data released on Friday. The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for April…
'The Beasts of the East' Review: Return of the Wild East
Watched and photographed by a host of humans, the annual migration of the sandhill crane, once nearly extinct, begins from an Indiana wetland in the twilight of late fall. Tens of thousands of these birds, with their 6-foot wingspans, take off and…
Essex County Council leader scraps 'stupid' net zero policies
The new leader of Essex County Council slammed 'net stupid zero' policies, as his Reform UK group announced any such strategies would be scrapped. Peter Harris said thinking the local authority could help to stop climate change was 'nuts', adding:…
Essex County Council leader scraps 'stupid' net zero policies
Lewis Adams and Simon Dedman, at County Hall The new leader of Essex County Council slammed 'net stupid zero' policies, as his Reform UK group announced any such strategies would be scrapped. Peter Harris said thinking the local authority could…
Industrial slaughter in Longview: 11 workers killed in Washington's deadliest workplace disaster in nearly 100 years
Eight workers have been confirmed killed and three others are presumed dead after a massive 900,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview, Washington. The death toll makes it Washington state's…
Vampire Planet: So Cal's Chemical Disaster, a Gift from the War Machine
The news alerts were ominous. A chemical tank at an industrial site in Garden Grove, fifteen miles south of where I live, could blow at any moment. A nervous Orange County Fire Captain warned of two possible outcomes. Either 7,000 gallons of a…
PSC signs off on lower bills for Georgia Power customers
The second matter was paying for the cost of fuel Georgia Power uses at its power plants to make electricity. Much of Georgia Power's fuel comes from gas, a fossil fuel subject to wide price swings. The number of gas-fired power plants in Georgia…
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