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Iceland courts India for geothermal, CCUS, ‘carbon-to-stone’ technologies

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Iceland courts India for geothermal, CCUS, ‘carbon-to-stone’ technologies

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister for the Energy, Environment and Climate. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. Iceland is confident about the opportunities emerging in India’s evolving geothermal energy landscape and believes regulatory challenges can be overcome, Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate, told The Hindu on the sidelines of his visit…

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‘Ukraine needs to win this war’: Iceland PM says India and Nordics have different views on Russia, but common cause with peace

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‘Ukraine needs to win this war’: Iceland PM says India and Nordics have different views on Russia, but common cause with peace

India and Nordic countries have a new engagement, driven in part by a desire for middle powers to find common ground in the face of concerns about global powers. However, they have clear differences over ties with Russia, as said by Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir. Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of…

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Iceland Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava Fountains

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Iceland Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava Fountains

Livestreams from the area showed glowing hot lava shooting up from the ground. Copenhagen: A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. “An eruption has begun. Work is under way to find out the location of the recordings,” the meteorological…

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Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir Becomes Iceland’s New President

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Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir Becomes Iceland’s New President

Halla Tomasdottir is set to be the second woman to serve as Iceland’s president. Reykjavik: Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was on Sunday declared the winner of Iceland’s presidential election, final results showed, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir whom critics said was too political for the post. Jakobsdottir conceded defeat early on Sunday and congratulated Tomasdottir,…

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