Solar is turbocharging Karnataka state to renewables leadership of India

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Category: News - Energy

25 July 2018. The remarkable 4 GW of solar capacity added last year has seen Karnataka displace Tamil Nadu as the India’s renewables number one. And there is more to come, according to a new report, with PV set to account for a third of rising energy demand over the next decade.

PV-MAGAZINE.COM

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/07/24/solar-is-turbocharging-karnataka-state-to-renewables-leadership-of-india

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Guyana’s Oil Reserves Are Larger Than Expected

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Category: News - Oil & Gas

24 July 2018. Guyana’s recoverable offshore oil reserves are larger than expected—by almost a billion barrels, Hess Corp CEO John Hess said in a Monday press release.

OILPRICE.COM

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Guyanas-Oil-Reserves-Are-Larger-Than-Expected.html

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The Global Cannabis Market Is Set To Explode

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Category: News - Food & Allied Industry

24 July 2018. As the global marijuana industry booms, one little company has just hit a huge payday. Scythian Biosciences Corp. is a tiny company with a big secret: a way to turn cannabis assets across the world into investments worth hundreds of millions. The company is making a transition from biosciences to investment, and it’s just struck it rich.

OILPRICE.COM

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Global-Cannabis-Market-Is-Set-To-Explode.html

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Abuse and Violence in Shahi Exports Textile Factory in Bangalore (India)

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Category: News - Textile Industry

24 July 2018. At Shahi Exports, India’s largest apparel exporter, several union supporters were this spring circulating a petition that asked management to provide cleaner water and increase pay. Shahi managers responded, an independent monitoring group found, by making death threats to several pro-union workers and directing other employees to beat them.

THE GUARDIAN

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/19/india-clothing-factories-shahi-exports-wrc-watchdog

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Miramont's silver project in Peru may affect Indigenous communities

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Category: News - Mining

23 July 2018. The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines determined that Canada's Miramont Resources is not eligible for an automatic approval of its drilling permit for the Cerro Hermoso project, as it is possible that the exploration activities may affect Indigenous communities.

MINING.COM

http://www.mining.com/miramonts-project-peru-may-affect-indigenous-communities

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Kazakhstan ships flour to Afghanistan via new rail route

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Category: News - Transportation

23 July 2018. A train carrying flour traveled from the Kostanay station in Kazakhstan through Turkmenistan to Afghanistan — more than 3,500 kilometers — according to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. The new train features more than 50 cars and has a cargo weight of 3,300 tons, the railway company said.

WORLD-GRAIN.COM

http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2018/07/Kazakhstan_ships_flour_to_Afgh.aspx

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Saudis To Invest $10B In South Africa’s Energy Sector

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Category: News - Energy

23 July 2018. Saudi Arabia has pledged to chip in $10 billion in funds to South Africa’s ailing power sector, according to a South African government spokesperson cited by CNBC.

OILPRICE.COM

https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Saudis-To-Invest-10B-In-South-Africas-Energy-Sector.html

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South Africa