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EU to spend 3.5 billion euros to protect the ocean, environment chief says

ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Union will spend 3.5 billion euros ($3.71 billion) to protect the ocean and promote sustainability through a series of initiatives this year, the EU's top environment

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology flags end of El Nino

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An El Nino weather event that has been present since last year is over, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. The bureau said that while some climate models predict a

Divers in the Philippines create nurseries for rescued coral

By Peter Blaza BAUAN, PHILIPPINES (Reuters) - A group of scuba diving experts and enthusiasts are setting up coral nurseries in a popular dive spot south of Philippine capital Manila to help in the

Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity: PM

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister

France plans subsidies for tree felling to help exterminate bark beetle

PARIS (Reuters) - France's agriculture ministry plans to subsidise tree felling and ease regulations on biomass burning as part of a push to stop the spread of bark beetle, a voracious pest decimating

India likely to receive above-normal monsoon rainfall, according to IMD forecast

The IMD has predicted that the country will receive 106 percent of the long-term average rainfall (LPA) this season, with a model error of approximately 5 per cent.

German coalition agrees more flexible climate protection law

BERLIN (Reuters) -The parliamentary groups of Germany's ruling coalition on Monday agreed on a more flexible climate protection law that would give leeway to underperforming sectors while also binding

Denmark bets on cow feed additive to reduce methane emissions

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has agreed to help farmers finance a feed additive that is expected to reduce methane emissions from cattle by up to 30%, as part of efforts to

German coalition agrees new flexible climate protection law

BERLIN (Reuters) - The parliamentary groups of Germany's ruling coalition on Monday agreed a new climate protection law that would offer more flexibility for sectors that cannot meet greenhouse

Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?