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China hopes US will continue climate change collaboration whoever wins election, official says

By Colleen Howe and David Stanway BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the

Delhi defies ban on firecrackers, tops charts as world’s most polluted city

Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 348 Friday, said Swiss firm IQAir, taking pollution into the hazardous category.

Prince William heads to South Africa for green prize ceremony

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William jets to South Africa next week for the start of a four day trip which will take in the annual awards ceremony for the British heir-to-the throne's multi-million

Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine

By Nate Raymond, Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Environmental and Indigenous groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Interior Department's approval of ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine

Los Angeles County sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over plastic pollution

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with plastic bottles and misleading the public

Israeli conservationists release endangered hawksbill turtles into the Red Sea

EILAT, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli conservationists released three hawksbill turtles into the Red Sea in an effort to rehabilitate the population of the critically endangered species in the wild, the

Israeli conservationists release endangered hawksbill turtles into the Red Sea

EILAT, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli conservationists released three hawksbill turtles into the Red Sea in an effort to rehabilitate the population of the critically endangered species in the wild, the

Los Angeles County sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over plastic pollution

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with plastic bottles and misleading the public

Bitter harvest for Spanish farmers as floods swamp fields

By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish fruit farmer Bernardo Ferrer was just about to harvest his crop of oranges and persimmon when deadly floods devastated vast tracts of farmland in the Valencia

Watch CutTheClutter: Smog towers, cracker ban & the flailing fight for clean air

In Episode 1545 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how the ‘we must do something’ industrial complex has lost the fight for clean air.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.