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US Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA’s carbon rule

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and an electric utility trade group sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule

El Nino to end by June, La Nina seen in second half of 2024, says U.S. forecaster

(Reuters) - The El Nino weather pattern should fade out by June but could be replaced by the La Nina phenomenon by the second half of the year, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday. There is

Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA’s carbon rule

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 107, says civil defense

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil has climbed to 107, local civil defense said on Thursday morning, up from 100 in the previous day, with another 136 people

25 US states challenge EPA power plant emissions rule in court

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in

US flags environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, report says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A U.S. treasury official warned of environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Thursday, as the United States

Sundarbans under threat from heavy toxic metals & acidity in air, finds IIT Kanpur study

Researchers from IIT-Kanpur & Bose Institute compiled the peer-reviewed study & list 10 recommendations to stop degradation of Sundarbans, world's largest mangrove forest.

Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain

India now 3rd-largest solar power generator, 17 times higher capacity than in 2015, says Ember report

Global Electricity Review 2024, published in energy think tank Ember's annual report, says that for 1st time in world, renewable energy is accounting for 30% of total energy generation.

Australia backs long-term gas drilling despite 2050 climate goals

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Labor government on Thursday laid out a strategy to boost natural gas development even as it remains committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050,

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Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?