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What is Great Nicobar project, and why are Bhupender Yadav and Jairam Ramesh butting heads over it

Opposition says the 'mega-infrastructure project', which includes greenfield international airport & a township, could have 'disastrous' human, social, and ecological consequences.

‘Rare’ monsoon cyclone brewing over Arabian Sea, says IMD. Ongoing heavy rains in Gujarat to intensify

The cyclone is set to form over the Kachchh-Pakistan coast. However, it is unlikely to cause major damage and will move away in the next 2 days, says IMD.

Wine wins, crops lose, as farmers grapple with record Balkans heat

By Aleksandar Vasovic and Fatos Bytyci BACKI PETROVAC, Serbia/RAHOVEC, Kosovo (Reuters) - Rastislav Pucovski held a fistful of soy beans shriveled to the size of peppercorns on his farmland in

Typhoon Shanshan pounds Japan with torrential rains, severe wind

By Tim Kelly FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) - Typhoon Shanshan brought torrential rain across large parts of Japan on Friday, with warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm's

Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctica ice shelf

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot probes to measure how rapidly climate

Liberia closes China Union’s Bong Mines for violations, regulator says

MONROVIA (Reuters) -Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency shut down on Wednesday the operations of China Union's iron ore Bong Mines for violating several environmental regulations, the regulatory

US sets October date for Oregon offshore wind auction

(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday said it will auction two areas off the coast of southern Oregon to offshore wind developers on Oct. 15. The sale would be the first in the region and

Liberia shuts down China Union iron ore Bong Mines for environmental violations, environmental protection agency says

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday shut down the operational activities of China Union's iron ore Bong Mines for violating several environmental regulations,

Damage from Wayanad-like disasters can be minimised if agencies coordinate—Vigyan Yuva awardee Roxy Koll

Koll, awarded Vigyan Yuva in 'Earth Sciences’, says rainfall and landslide forecasts must be connected. He also emphasises the importance of a robust early warning system for India.

Fires add to Brazil sugar problems, despite limited damage

By Roberto Samora and Marcelo Teixeira SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil sugarcane fields in recent days have helped drive prices to a five-week peak and added to problems with the crop. The fires

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

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.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.