The BBC has opened nominations for its Make a Difference Awards, which recognise volunteer service; nominations for Fermanagh residents close on March 31 and winners will be announced in September.
Mumsnet has launched a national advertising campaign using cigarette-style health warnings to call for a ban on social media for under-16s and asks people to email their MPs; the government says it will run a swift consultation and set out plans in the summer.
Morocco is expanding renewable projects to cut heavy fossil‑fuel imports and has set a goal to triple renewable electricity capacity to about 15 GW by 2030; the article reports investor interest alongside concerns about local jobs, water use and projects in disputed southern territories.
Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago, where he will lie in repose for two days at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, and will include events in Washington and South Carolina.
A federal judge ordered narrowly tailored changes to dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers, keeping reservoir levels at last year's heights and setting spill levels the judge said are consistent with recent practice; the long-running litigation over river operations continues and next steps are undetermined at this time.
A deep geothermal project at the United Downs site has produced electricity that will be sold to Octopus Energy to meet the needs of up to 10,000 homes, and the British Geological Survey called it a major step forward; high drilling costs could make repeating the work difficult.
Reuters reports SpaceX generated about $8 billion in EBITDA on $15–16 billion of sales last year, with Starlink accounting for roughly 50%–80% of revenue; rivals and regulatory and financial strains are raising questions about how long that lead can last.
A 17th-century stepwell in Hyderabad was cleared and restored and has supplied drinking water since December 2022; the work by architect Kalpana Ramesh and partners is part of wider rainwater-recharge efforts as India confronts severe groundwater stress and areas approaching 'day zero'.
Harlaw Hydro, a community-owned micro-hydro scheme near Balerno opened in 2015, has generated over £1 million in revenue and uses proceeds to fund local projects including community centre upgrades and the conversion of a former police station into a nursery.
St Luke's Hospice's Twilight Walk will take place in Delamere Forest on Saturday 21 March as a 10km dusk route to raise funds for patient care; last year about 700 people raised £50,000.
