BRICS condemns EU carbon tax

European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms require importers of carbon-intensive products, consisting of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity, to account for the carbon emissions associated with their production.  | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto BRICS countries on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) opposed what they described as “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist” climate…

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Snail’s pace: Over half of CMRL Phase II complete, ballastless track laying at 67km | Chennai News

CMRL has laid 32km of tracks between Poonamallee Bypass and Kodambakkam on Corridor 4 (Lighthouse–Poonamallee Bypass) Chennai: More than half of Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s 118.9km long Phase II project has been completed, but ballast-less track laying has progressed to only about 67km of tracks so far.A CMRL official said 32km of tracks have been…

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Hayden Panettiere’s mother speaks out after daughter’s death, says family tried to ‘get rid of’ on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson: ‘We had been concerned for years’ | English Movie News

Hayden Panettiere’s mother Lesley Vogel speaks out about Brian Hickerson after the actor’s death. Hayden Panettiere’s mother, Lesley Vogel, has spoken publicly for the first time since the actor’s death, expressing concerns about Panettiere’s relationship with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson. Vogel said that Hickerson was with Panettiere when she went into cardiac arrest…

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Jamal Musiala collapses again during Bayern match, reveals what’s really wrong in shocking statement | Football News

Jamal Musiala collapses again during Bayern match, reveals diagnosis and reassures fans he remains optimistic/ Image: X Jamal Musiala has revealed he has been diagnosed with “temporarily occurring, brief absence seizures” after the Bayern Munich midfielder collapsed on the pitch for the second time in four days, saying the episodes are caused by a neurological…

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Offshore wells: Minister assures no harm to fishers, sea | Chennai News

Safeguarding marine ecology and fishermens’ livelihood Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will not compromise on the livelihood of fishermen or marine ecology while considering a proposal to drill four new offshore hydrocarbon development wells near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district, forest and climate change minister V K Rajiv told state assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a calling-attention motion,…

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