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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

Developing nations’ booming cement demand may drive up CO2 emissions, research group says

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Innovation and policy changes are urgently required to tackle climate-warming emissions from the cement sector, with an infrastructure boom in developing

India’s solar waste to fill 720 Olympic-sized pools by 2030 — CEEW study calls for robust recycling

Photovoltaic waste materials contain cadmium, tellurium, silicon & silver. CEEW recommends recycling waste to reduce imports of these critical minerals & build a circular economy.

Argentina downpour ‘damaging’ for soy and corn, weather analysts say

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A new front of heavy rains over key grains regions of Argentina could be "very damaging" to the South American country's current soy and corn crops and

US proposes second offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico

(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a second sale of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Mexico as soon as this year, despite lackluster interest in the region at an

China’s CNPC to join decarbonization pledge, COP28 president says

DUBAI (Reuters) - COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) would soon join a pledge by oil and gas companies to cut methane emissions to zero by 2030 and reach net

UN sounds ‘Red Alert’ as world smashes heat records in 2023

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, with its chief voicing

Greece must bolster flood defences and reduce water-guzzling crops, experts say

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece needs to make space for river flow and boost defences in the Thessaly plain, a key breadbasket, to prevent a repeat of last year's devastating floods, experts have advised

EU delays nature law vote as countries’ support wanes

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries on Wednesday delayed a planned vote on the bloc's policy to restore nature, after too few governments signalled they would approve the flagship

Court orders Dutch state to do more against Schiphol airport noise pollution

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered the government to do more to limit noise pollution from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, potentially limiting traffic at one of Europe's busiest

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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%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?