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In Bolivia, heavy rains prompt authorities to declare state of emergency

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Heavy rains in Bolivia's La Paz prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency, a government document showed on Sunday, as an overflowing river destroyed many houses over the

Cheetah ‘Gamini’ gives birth to 5 cubs, number of India-born cubs now 13

In February 2023, 12 cheetahs were brought to Kuno National Park from South Africa. Gamini is part of the group brought from South Africa.

‘Brazenly aided illegalities’ — how SC panel indicted ex-Uttarakhand minister in Corbett safari case

SC indicted ex-Uttarakhand forest minister Harak Singh Rawat & a DFO for diverting forest land for non-forest use, felling over 6,000 trees in buffer zone of Corbett National Park.

US Coast Guard says no remaining recoverable oil sheen seen off California

(Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday it did not observe any remaining recoverable oil sheen during a morning overflight off the coast of Huntington beach, California. On Friday, the

The El Niño weather phenomenon is weakening. How this will impact Indian monsoon in 2024

According to World Meteorological Organization, with El Niño waning, there's a chance India will see a regular monsoon this yr, but experts point to other factors that may play spoilsport.

Texas challenges US EPA limits on oil and gas industry methane emissions

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Texas sued the U.S. government over Environmental Protection Agency rules published on Friday, that crack down on the oil and gas industry's releases of methane, a potent

US Coast Guard investigating oil spill off California coast

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill off the coast of Huntington beach, California, which is believed to be coming from a platform, local officials said on Friday.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon down 30% in February

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked

Xcel Energy says its facilities likely started Texas fire

(Reuters) -Electric utility Xcel Energy said on Thursday its facilities likely started the Smokehouse Creek fire, which has destroyed dozens of homes and charred sprawling cattle ranches in the

Xcel Energy says its facilities were involved in Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas

(Reuters) - Electric utility Xcel Energy said on Thursday its facilities were involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas. But the company denied "claims that it acted negligently in

On Camera

SC judgment pierces the smoke screen on Centre’s ‘right’ to prematurely retire govt staff

Unlike departmental disciplinary proceedings, which ensure that officers have adequate opportunities to defend their cases, no such provisions exist for employees facing premature retirement under FR 56(j).

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?