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Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais ($64 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meat packers, including the world's largest JBS SA, for

Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation's maritime boundaries should remain

Gauhati HC adjourns plea for CBI probe into delay in notifying Kaziranga ESZ. ‘Similar case pending in SC’

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has kept pending a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the destruction of wildlife habitat in the Kaziranga National...

Morgan Stanley lowers climate target, warns on sluggish transition

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has lowered its expectations for cutting emissions from its corporate lending portfolio as the world is moving too slowly to a greener economy, the

UK court dismisses challenge to Britain’s climate change plan

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new climate adaptation strategy is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday, dismissing a landmark legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the

Campaigners’ challenge to Britain’s climate change plan dismissed by UK court

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new climate adaptation strategy is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday, dismissing a landmark legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the

Dutch environmental agency warns on North Sea wind project delays

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Delays in the Netherlands' rollout of offshore wind are already leading to higher greenhouse emissions and more are expected, the country's PBL environmental

Netherlands to miss 2030 climate goal without further action, adviser says

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will miss its main 2030 climate goal unless it takes more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, government climate policy adviser PBL said on Thursday.

Odisha, West Bengal brace for Cyclone Dana. Here are key details about its landfall, intensity

Flights and trains to Bhubaneswar and Kolkata have been cancelled from Thursday to Friday morning. Both the states expect to evacuate around 300,000 people each.

Afro-descendants push for official recognition at UN nature talks

By Jake Spring and Javier Andres Rojas CALI, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia and Brazil are pushing the United Nations COP16 nature summit under way in the city of Cali on Wednesday to officially

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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.