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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Fuge shoots compound gold
Archer Prathamesh Fuge has won the compound men's individual gold medal in the Veronica's Cup World ranking event at Kamnik, Slovenia. Fuge, who was seventh in the qualification round with a total of 706 points, got two byes and then shot consistently high scores to beat Italy's Alessandro Motta 146-134, Romania's Teodor Vlad 149-126, Austria's former World champion Nico Wiener 149-147 and Asian Games team gold medallist compatriot Prathamesh Jawkar 150-147 (in the semifinals). In the title clash, Fuge edged past Israel's European youth champion Shamai Yamrom 148-148 (10*-10) via shoot-off by hitting closer to the centre. Jawkar finished fourth after getting beaten by local favourite Tim Jevsnik 147-147 (10*-10) in the bronze medal match.
Reuters
18-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
New Zealand declines approval for Contact Energy's wind farm project
March 18 (Reuters) - A New Zealand regulatory body has declined to approve Contact Energy's ( opens new tab consent application for its proposed 330 megawatt 55-turbine Southland Wind Farm Project, the utility company said on Tuesday. An independent Expert Consenting Panel convened under the country's COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (FTCA) declined resource consent for the project. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. Under the act, the panel is advised and provided administrative support by the country's Environmental Protection Authority, which is not involved in the panel's decision-making process. The decision "represents a significant setback for New Zealand's decarbonisation, Contact's mission to improve electricity security of supply and the country's economic development," Contact Energy CEO Mike Fuge said. "During construction, the New Zealand economy would benefit from the creation of up to 240 new jobs, with around NZ$230 million ($133 million) to NZ$280 million in domestic spend," he said. The panel, in its report, acknowledged the project's potential to support the goal to double the overall volume of electricity from renewable sources by 2050. However, it was "not satisfied adverse effects on significant indigenous vegetation and the significant habitats of indigenous fauna on Jedburgh Plateau can be offset or compensated for in a way that will achieve the purpose of the FTCA," it said. The panel's decision can be appealed to the High Court within 15 working days. Contact will review the decision and assess the next steps available, Fuge said. ($1 = 1.7188 New Zealand dollars)
