Explore why the US launches ‘Pax Silica’ a strategic critical tech & minerals coalition. Discover its implications and future impacts and what is India's position in this regard.

New from Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): Clear-cut net-zero pathways for the global chemicals industry  The newly published SBTi Chemical Sector Pathways and Implementation Criteria  gives chemical companies a long-overdue, practical roadmap to slash greenhouse gases. Figure : Caprolactam plant , © Adobe Stock – Aleksei Why this matters? The chemicals sector underpins almost every manufactured product, starting from building materials to fertilizers, electronics to p

The Simandou project (Guinea, West Africa), one of the largest untapped iron ore reserves in the world, has the potential to alter the balance of power in the iron ore market, which has been dominated by a few key players for decades. The introduction of Simandou's ore into the market could create ripple effects in the steel production costs, thereby influencing pricing strategies and potentially making steel more accessible to emerging markets.

Taiwan’s revised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) rules around installation of floating and on-ground solar PV projects stand out as a critical example of how a country can respond to the dual pressures of meeting global ambitions for renewable energy deployment and the necessity of maintaining environmental safeguards that are aligned with national commitments.