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Debby crawls near Georgia coast, bringing deluge and flooding threat

By Rich McKay and Tyler Clifford ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Debby threatened to drop historic amounts of rain and produce dangerous ocean surges in Georgia and the Carolinas on Tuesday as it

Italy appoints commissioner to tackle spread of blue crab

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Tuesday appointed a special commissioner to tackle the spread of the blue crab, an aggressive species that is preying on local clams and threatening a

Avocado goldrush links US companies with Mexico’s deforestation disaster

By Cassandra Garrison URUAPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - On a sweltering July afternoon, two large yellow bulldozers dug into the brown soil at the bottom of a lush avocado orchard near the small town of

Less stress, more cubs — how proposed ban on private vehicles in Sariska Reserve can help tigers

According to the CEC’s report, unchecked human movement in the reserve area is severely impacting breeding and increasing stress levels among tigers.

Chinese cities swelter in record heat, rice-growing regions under threat

BEIJING (Reuters) -Extreme heat baked megacities on the eastern Chinese seaboard and sharply pushed up demand for power to cool homes and offices, while scorching temperatures in China's interior

Gujarat biggest plastic polluter, then Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, shows govt data submitted in LS

According Central Pollution Control Board data shared by environment MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Tripura contribute least to plastic pollution.

Chinese megacity limits outdoor lighting as record heat strains grid

BEIJING (Reuters) - The megacity of Hangzhou, home to some of China's largest companies, banned all nonessential landscape lighting this week to conserve energy as extreme heat pushed up demand for

Factbox-Over 133,000 Florida customers still without power due to Hurricane Debby

(Reuters) -More than 133,000 homes and businesses in Florida were still without power early on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Debby slammed into the state's Gulf Coast, according to data from

Norway salmon farming industry grapples with harsh climate effects

By Jesus Calero (Reuters) - Norwegian salmon farmers face challenges from an unusually harsh winter and the El Nino climate phenomenon which led to record fish mortality and concerns over long-term

As temperatures rise, South Korean farmers experiment with tropical bananas

By Minwoo Park and Dogyun Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean farmer Ma Myung-sun had low expectations for the crop of subtropical bananas he planted in a community farm in Seoul, but warmer

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Abusing industrialists has become the be-all and end-all of Indian labour leaders’ role: Ambedkar

In September 1943, Dr B R Ambedkar delivered a speech at a trade union workers’ study camp in Delhi, reflecting on parliamentary democracy, trade unionism, and the labouring classes.

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.