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UN agency launching platform to help small farmers meet EU deforestation rules

HAMBURG (Reuters) - A United Nations trade agency is launching an online platform this month to help small farmers in developing countries maintain access to Europe once new deforestation rules kick

Explainer-When will Milton hit Florida, and how does it compare with other hurricanes?

(Reuters) - Hurricane Milton became the third-fastest intensifying Atlantic storm on record as it headed towards Florida's west coast, threatening to swamp low-lying areas with a life-threatening

Carbon removal no solution if world overshoots warming target, scientists say

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Even greater efforts to strip carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will fail to avert climate change catastrophe as rising global temperatures threaten to cross a

Rain-affected roads slow cocoa arrivals at Ivory Coast ports

By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Damage inflicted by heavy rains on roads in Ivory Coast's west, southwest and coastal regions is hampering the harvest, drying and transportation of cocoa beans to

15,500-18,500 stubble fires predicted in Punjab, Haryana this winter, unless on-ground action ramps up

NASA scientist analysed area of paddy sown in the states using NASA’s MODIS Aqua satellite. He added that proactive measures by govt could reduce number of stubble fires significantly.

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Evan Garcia TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton tore towards Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, leaving residents with one final day to evacuate or hunker down before

Lloyd’s of London must stop supporting fossil fuel expansion says NGO

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - The Lloyd's of London market is undermining climate action and should impose binding rules to prevent insurers supporting fossil fuel expansion, NGO Reclaim

Ecuador nature deal scrutiny has not slowed work on debt swaps, IDB says

By Libby George HAMBURG (Reuters) - An enquiry into Ecuador's landmark debt-for-nature swap has not slowed work on the increasingly popular instruments, the president of the Inter-American Development

Spanish olive trees find new home on Hungary’s slopes as climate warms

By Krisztina Than and Krisztina Fenyo HEGYMAGAS, Hungary (Reuters) - Wine maker Csaba Torok, who grows olives on Hungary's warm southern slopes near Lake Balaton, believes his trees from southern

Fitch says decarbonisation of world economy progressing far too slowly

(Refiles to add dropped letter in final word.) LONDON (Reuters) - Decarbonisation of the global economy is progressing too slowly and while there has been improvement among big developed economies,

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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.