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Pakistan battles forest fires amidst heat wave

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Authorities in Pakistan battled forest fires in multiple areas, including the capital Islamabad, on Friday as the country grappled with heat waves and dry weather. Officials are

Bitter spring frosts decimate apple crop in Crimea

KURSKOE, Crimea (Reuters) - At the foot of soaring white cliffs on the Crimean Peninsula lies an orchard whose apple trees should be growing heavy with fruit this time of year. But nearly all of the

Queensland outlaws carbon storage in Australia’s biggest aquifer

By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Queensland state will ban carbon capture and storage in a giant aquifer that spans much of its territory, the state government said on Friday, after an

South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038, draft shows

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to generate 70% of its electric power from carbon-free energy sources such as renewables and nuclear power by 2038, up from less than 40% in 2023, a

Factbox-Over 268,000 still without power in Texas, other states

(Reuters) - More than 268,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were still without power on late Thursday after storms battered the region earlier in the week, according to

Canada to assess toxicity of compound found in oil sands tailings

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Canada has agreed to assess whether naphthenic acids found in northern Alberta's oil sands tailings ponds should be classed as toxic under federal law, a move that could

Italian local govts must identify suitable areas for renewables projects, draft decree says

ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian government will order regional authorities to identify suitable areas for renewable energy projects within six months, a draft decree showed on Thursday, in a

Madrid’s zoo welcomes new giant panda bear couple

MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's zoo on Thursday welcomed a giant panda couple to their new home as another phase of China's breeding and reproduction programme for the bears begins in Spain. Former Queen

Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal on southern hydrogen link

By Francesca Landini, Angelo Amante and Markus Wacket MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy, Germany and Austria have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a network to transport hydrogen

Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift

(Refiles to fix typo in paragraph 13) By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton PORTSMOUTH, England (Reuters) -British ferry operator Wightlink wants to order a $60 million, state-of-the-art electric ferry to

On Camera

NTA was supposed to rescue exams from ‘Munna Bhais’. Now it’s part of the problem

National Testing Agency’s charter is to assess the 'competence of candidates' for admission and recruitment, but NEET and UGC-NET firestorms have put its own competency in question.

Fewer millionaires set to emigrate this yr, India produces ‘far more’ than those leaving — Henley report

The report predicts net emigration of 4,300 millionaires in 2024, lower than the outflow in 2023 & 2022. Congress has raised concerns about the outflow of HNIs from the country.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.