Czechs call for investigation into sale of carbon credits by steelmaker Sanjeev Gupta

[ad_1] A Czech minister has demanded an investigation into the sale of carbon emission rights by Sanjeev Gupta’s steel operations in the country, saying the metal tycoon’s company had broken its promise not to do so. Lubomir Zaoralek, the Czech Minister of Culture, told a statement posted on his department’s website Friday that would call […]

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The rise of illegal sand mining threatens vulnerable lakes and rivers

[ad_1] Environmental researchers have warned that illegal sand mining caused by a post-pandemic increase in infrastructure spending is causing the degradation of some of the world’s most vulnerable lakes and rivers. Sand, mixed with cement to form concrete, is the most consumed material on Earth, apart from water. As the declining threat of the virus […]

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The United States will curb travel from India due to the rise in Covid

[ad_1] The United States will restrict incoming travel from India, a decision announced by the White House on Friday as the Indian government set another world record for daily coronavirus cases with more than 400,000. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said in a statement that the restrictions would begin on Tuesday. While Psaki […]

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BaFin once again finds fault with Deutsche Bank’s control mechanisms

[ad_1] The German financial watchdog has ordered Deutsche Bank to resolve its controls against money laundering to an extent that shows that Christian Sewing, no executive, has yet to resolve all the shortcomings three years after taking office. On Friday evening, BaFin said it had expanded and expanded KPMG’s mandate, which made it installed as […]

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Andreessen Horowitz plans a $ 1 billion cryptocurrency fund

[ad_1] Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile venture capital firms, seeks to raise a fund of up to $ 1 billion to invest in cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency companies, following the success of its investment in Coinbase. According to four people with knowledge of the process, the new fund, the third of Andreessen, focused on […]

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