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How a company got away after committing the worst oil spill in historySteven Donziger is a human-rights lawyer. He has spent the past one-and-a-half years at home. But not, like many of us, under lockdown. He was put under house arrest, on the orders of a judge in the state of New York. In 2014 that […]

Learn lessons from Huawei 5G row, MPs warnLast year, the government performed a U-turn and blocked network operators from using Huawei equipment in any part of their 5G infrastructure. The government said that, following strict restrictions placed on the company by the White House, it could not guarantee that it would be able to provide […]

UK rollout of smart motorway safety tech brought forwardThe Cabinet minister told MPs that radar technology to detect drivers who break down in live lanes will be rolled out across the entire network by the end of next year. Initially, an ‘action plan’ on this launched by Shapps in March last year sought a deadline of March […]

Johnson told to make COP21 about more than ‘soothing words and worthless ambitions’In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, James Hansen described young people as “fed up” over the lack of action taken by political leaders on the pressing issue of climate change. He also criticised the recently approved plan to open a new […]

View from India: Riding high on MoRTH projectsUnion Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the National Infrastructure Pipeline in December 2019. This first-of-its-kind, whole-of-government exercise undertaken by Government of India was launched with 6,835 projects. The project pipeline has now expanded to 7,400 projects. Around 217 projects worth Rs 1.10 lakh crore under key […]

University severs ties with CETC over alleged human rights abuseCETC was founded in 2002 with the aim of leveraging consumer technology for military purposes. It spans sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to drones. The US government has imposed restrictions on the company and its subsidiaries. Tom Tugendhat, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, has accused […]

View from Washington: Same old tuneLike many of you, I have spent the last few days trying to come to terms with a foundational figure of our times announcing that he is stepping back from his massively influential role in public life. Even though the decision is entirely understandable in many ways, it has still […]