Attempts are being made to block progress at the COP25 meeting in Madrid which has angered delegates from developing countries set to participate in the meeting, claimed a report by the BBC. The blocking actions of some large emitters was… Read More ›
Sustainability
Chevron to writedown value of assets by $10-$11 billion during fourth quarter
In a significant development, Chevron Corp stated, it will be writing down the value of its assets by $10 billion to $11 billion this quarter; the U.S. oil major is also considering selling some of its natural gas projects as… Read More ›
WTO’s Appellate Body To Get Crippled If US Follows Through On Its Threat
A long standing threat by the United States of cripple the system for settling disputes of the World Trade Organization is being carried out by Washington this week which also threatens to throw off track the entire system of governance… Read More ›
More Needs To Be Done Even Though EU Antitrust Body Is The Toughest On Tech Giants
Despite the antitrust body of the European Union being one of the toughest regulators for large tech companies, and have pulled up and punished a number of global tech giants over intentional market dominance strategies aimed to wipe out rivals,… Read More ›
Diesel emission scandal ensnares Volkswagen in Canada
A Canadian government agency has charged German automaker Volkswagen AG of importing around 128,000 vehicles into the country in contravention to the country’s environmental laws. Volkswagen has been charged with violating 60 counts of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by… Read More ›
New Legal Challenge Against US Ban Filed By Huawei
The decision by the regulators of the United States to classify the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei as a national security threat has been challenged in a court in the country. This development came after the decision of the US Federal… Read More ›
UAE private sector growth touch 10-year nadir
As per the results of a survey unveiled on Thursday, growth in the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector slumped to its 10-year low in November. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which includes manufacturing and… Read More ›
Disabled Users’ Videos Were Prevented From Going Viral By TikTok
The bow popular Chinese app TikTok has conceded that some videos that were made by disabled users and were placed on the platform were intentionally not allowed to go viral by the moderators of the app. While sating that that… Read More ›
Better Than Expected Performance Of Brazilian Economy In Third Quarter
Latin America’s largest country Brazil’s economy rebounded with an expansion in eth third quarter to an extent that beat analysts’ expectations in the third quarter with a 0.6 per cent growth in its GDP. This also raised hopes of a… Read More ›
Study Claims Wealth Of Six Richest Britons Same A Poorest 13m
According to a new research into the increasing wealth inequality in the British society, the total wealth that is owned by the poorest 13 million is the same as that held by the six richest people in the United Kingdom…. Read More ›