The debate on premature de-industrialisation in developing economies hinges on the premise that open trade, elimination of protective tariffs and withdrawal of subsidies are harmful for local industries. In the case of auto policy, the proponents of this debate devised import substitution policies, which led to the deletion programme. Thus, while it helped local auto parts industry to develop, it…
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Trump rolled that back to 1.5 pc per year and added another year to the rules. Biden’s plan requires 10pc emissions reductions in 2023 and 5pc every year after that through 2026. Trump’s standards ended with the fleet averaging about 29 miles per gallon (mpg) in real-world driving. The Biden rule should be close to the Obama mileage requirement, about…
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has urged the public representatives and government to come up with policy guidelines for competition-based development and expansion of national grid and new residential gas connection in view of the expiry of monopoly of the two gas companies — Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited. “Please be advised…
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France’s top administrative court has fined the government a record sum for failing to reduce air pollution to acceptable levels. The Council of State on Wednesday slapped its highest fine ever, 10 million euros, on President Emmanuel Macron’s government, warning it would do so again within months if the authorities fail to act quickly to combat smog. Announcing the record…
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Earlier this year, Shi Zhengli flatly denied allegations that the Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted studies with the Chinese military after she was accused by the US of carrying out risky experiments with SARS-like coronaviruses of bat origin. Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of Сhina’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), has warned that the world should brace itself to coexist…
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Tap water is thousands of times better for the environment than bottled water, according to scientists. In fact, it takes three times as much water to produce a plastic bottle as it can hold. This might not come as a surprise but researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) have crunched the numbers to work out just how…
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I’m sure some of you are armed for a fight, just by reading my headline. Let me cut to the punchline: yes. But not for the reasons you may think. Let’s take a walk down memory lane. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in 2010, electric utilities in America generated 10 percent of their electricity from renewables. Ten years…
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Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh on Friday said that Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had endorsed a health and safety audit of the Thar Coal Power Project. The provincial minister made these remarks during a meeting with energy department officials at his office, said a spokesperson. Sheikh continued the Sindh government has decided to conduct health and safety audit…
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Pakistan is yet to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on revival of the oil facility on deferred payment months after the claim of minister for information and broadcasting and finance minister. When contacted, senior officials of Finance Ministry and Power Division stated that discussions with Saudi Arabia are on, but nothing has been finalized yet. However, officials expressed optimism…
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ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 07th Aug, 2021) In line with its commitment to adopting the best practices of the UAE Government Excellence System, and launching initiatives that have global results, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the UAE has launched the ‘Supporting our Blue Army’ initiative to improve the quality of life for…
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