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By 2026, more than 3 million farmers will be raising irrigation water from beneath their fields using solar-powered pumps. The desert state of Rajasthan is the Indian pioneer and has more solar pumps than any other. Over the past decade, the government has given subsidized solar pumps to almost 100,000 farmers.
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2 years ago Read more at WIRED

The Houthis have continued their attacks even as other Iranian-backed groups have appeared to pull back, wary of a direct military confrontation with the United States. Some analysts have called for the US to focus on pressuring Israel to stop its war in Gaza — the proximate cause of this crisis. The US and British airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen have not effectively deterred them.
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2 years ago Read more at Vox.com

Armstrong World Industries has an ROCE of 17%. It measures the amount of pre-tax profits a company can generate from the capital employed in its business. This tells us the company isn't reinvesting in itself. If investment picks up again in the future, you should check out our free report.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Fervo Energy has announced new financing and technical advances that put the company on track to open the world’s largest enhanced geothermal power plant in Beaver County in two years. The Cape Station plant is scheduled to start producing 90 megawatts of continuous power in 2026. It would be smaller than the state’s coal plants but larger than any hydroelectric plant in the state, including the Flaming Gorge Dam.
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2 years ago Read more at Salt Lake Tribune

We are turning parts of our planet into uninhabitable deserts. Our polarized, growth-at-any-cost society has hit a potentially fatal roadblock. This need not have happened if we had taken a different path, one suggested in a recent article about early Patagonians in Argentina. The secret of their survival is revealed in their cave art.
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2 years ago Read more at Concord Monitor

We've gathered a series of mattresses that all demand eye-watering sums of money. In fact, just under $316k for a US queen size. And even more baffling is the fact that the Vividus is crafted by hand by the only few people in the world who have the ability and skills required to create this masterpiece.
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2 years ago Read more at TechRadar

Miss World 2023 will finally be held on 9 March 2024. The event has not been held in India since 1996 and the city chosen was Mumbai, at the Jio World Convention Centre. It is unusual for the winner to be known in midday, afternoon or evening hours on a Saturday.
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2 years ago Read more at Marca.com

The Big B’s- Burgundy, Bordeaux, Barolo, Brunello — the somewhat out of rhythm Napa. In the last decade, one of the oldest and most storied wine making countries has risen to become one of. the wine world’s biggest darlings. Travel enthusiasts know the island of Santorini for its crystalline waters and dramatic cliffs adorned with white washed homes dotted with cerulean blue.
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2 years ago Read more at CT Examiner

MARCA in English's live blog for the 71st Miss World Pageant. The event will begin at 7:30 pm local time (10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT) India reclaims the spotlight as the host nation for the Miss World contest.
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2 years ago Read more at Marca English

Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CWH) is about to go ex-dividend in the next three days. This means that investors who purchase Camping World holdings' shares will not receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 29th of March. We need to check whether the dividend payments are covered, and if earnings are growing.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance