Energy Update

India, the world’s third-biggest polluter, pledged to slow the rise of greenhouse gases produced by its growing economy and to rapidly build up clean energy sources, becoming the last major country to submit its plan for tackling global warming emissions.

NASSAU, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Slow-moving Hurricane Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday but it was not expected to be a major threat to the U.S. East Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

HANOI, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Vietnam has sold only half of the bonds it had hoped to this year, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, complicating efforts to raise funds for spending projects as public debt climbs.

MADRID, Oct 2 (Reuters) - An investigation into the emissions fixing scandal at the car firm Volkswagen should not turn in to a campaign against the industry as a whole, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday at a conference in Madrid.