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What California’s atmospheric rivers means for water, snowpack levels

(Reuters) - The first of two atmospheric rivers over the next two weeks was expected to pound California on Wednesday and Thursday with heavy downpours or snow, which could cause dangerous flash

California’s landmark climate disclosure laws challenged by business groups

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Major U.S. business groups sued California on Tuesday seeking to overturn the state's new sweeping climate disclosure laws that require companies to publicly report their

Bird flu found in penguins near Antarctica, 200 chicks dead

By Jake Spring and Gloria Dickie (Reuters) -A deadly type of bird flu has been found in gentoo penguins for the first time, according to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), stoking

Bird flu found in penguin species sparks fear of spread to Antarctica

By Jake Spring and Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - A deadly type of bird flu has been found in gentoo penguins for the first time, according to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), stoking

China’s wind, solar capacity forecast to overtake coal in 2024

By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -China's installed wind and solar capacity will overtake coal for the first time this year, an industry body forecast on Tuesday. The China Electricity Council (CEC)

Greece hit record high green energy output last year

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece hit a record high in wind, solar and hydroelectric energy output last year, its power grid operator IPTO said on Tuesday, as the Mediterranean country on the southern tip of

ECB hints at greener monetary policy in new climate plan

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank on Tuesday hinted it could make its monetary policy greener as part of a new push to take climate change into account in its work. Some activists have

Visibility drops across states as dense fog blanks out North Indian belt

Delhi's Palam and Safdarjung areas recorded visibility at just 50 metres while the minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius at 5.30 am.

Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region -GFZ

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ

EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target – research

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion)per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU

On Camera

Liars, fakers, scammers—Jamtara has entered online dating

A Delhi-based IAS aspirant got scammed for 1.2 lakh on the first date. Meanwhile, a seasoned scammer opened a Cameo account for his fans. Dating apps are the newest haven for cons.

Multidimensional Poverty isn’t a poverty line, lacks ‘information content’ — Surjit Bhalla & Pronab Sen

In a conversation with ThePrint, the two economists talked about how India needs a national poverty line, an updated Census, and must focus on releasing more data instead of less.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.