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Pay attention to wildlife health. It’s the key to stop the sixth mass extinction

Veterinarians must be adequately trained in disease surveillance and have the necessary tools to be able to recognise and respond to health emergencies both in wildlife & humans.

Exclusive-Mexico’s Pemex put off repairs despite vast methane leaks: documents and sources

By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Allison Martell MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex put off urgent repairs and maintenance at an important offshore platform for months, resulting

Thai scientists breed coral in labs to restore degraded reefs

By Napat Wesshasartar OFF MAN NAI ISLAND, Thailand (Reuters) - On a starry night, four Thai marine biologists scuba dived through shallow waters off an island in the country's south as billions of

Challenges to SEC’s climate rules sent to conservative-leaning US appeals court

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A U.S. judicial panel on Thursday consolidated at least nine lawsuits challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rules requiring public companies to

Analysis-Biden’s softer climate regulation shows big US bet on subsidies to decarbonize

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration says its recent decision to scale back new climate regulations meant to force emissions cuts from cars and power plants will have a

Zero Waste Day: UN calls for global action to end waste ahead of 30 March

This year, the theme for the International Day of Zero Waste 2024 is "zero waste for a healthy planet."

Britain seeks views on 2027 carbon border tax

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has launched a consultation on how it should apply a new carbon import levy on some products from 2027 to help to protect businesses against cheaper

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival

By Julia Payne and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts are set to call for a nuclear energy revival on Thursday at a summit in Brussels,

Nuclear power absolutely needed to reach climate goals, IEA’s Birol says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nuclear power is absolutely needed to reach worldwide climate goals, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol said on Thursday. "Without the support of

European leaders call for nuclear industry revival

By Julia Payne and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders and nuclear experts are set to call for a nuclear energy revival on Thursday at a summit in Brussels, seeking to rebuild the

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

US approves sale of lightweight torpedoes to arm Indian Navy’s Romeos

India had requested to buy 53 MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedo all up rounds, says Defense Security Cooperation Agency. A large part of it will be bought directly from US Navy stock.

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?