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Tropical Storm Debby forms, expected to be a hurricane by Monday and hit Florida’s Gulf Coast

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Tropical storm Debby formed late Saturday and was expected to surge up into a hurricane before it slams into Florida's northern Gulf Coast shoreline on Monday, the National

British Columbia on flood alert along river blocked by landslide

TORONTO (Reuters) - British Columbia is on alert for flooding along the banks of the Chilcotin River after a landslide created a large natural dam and triggered evacuation orders in the remote region

California wildfire now fourth largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - More than 6,000 firefighters in California's Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the U.S. on Saturday, which burned its way into the history books as the

Near hurricane-force storm headed to Florida’s Gulf Coast, with life threatening storm surges

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A tropical storm with near hurricane strength winds and life threatening storm surges is expected to crash into Florida's Big Bend area on the northern Gulf Coast shoreline by

Only 2.56% of 10,000 MW decentralised solar power target achieved under PM-KUSUM in 5 years

Centre introduced PM Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan in 2019 to make agriculture sector energy efficient. Only 6 states have even installed decentralised solar power plants.

Florida in path of potential tropical storm heading across Gulf Coast

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Florida faces a "broad, sloppy" weather system that could become a tropical storm this weekend, dumping up to a foot (30 cm) of rain and bringing winds of over 70 mph (110

Goat plague scares Greek farmers still reeling from historic floods

By Giannis Floulis ZILEFTI, Greece (Reuters) - Goat plague is the last thing Ioanna Karra needs. The Greek farmer lost nearly all her livestock and equipment in devastating flooding last year and now,

Florida braces for tropical storm expected to hit Gulf Coast

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A tropical storm is expected to form off Florida this weekend after a disorganized weather system crosses Cuba, bringing howling winds, torrential rain and ocean surges to

Centre to notify 56,800 sq km of Western Ghats, including Wayanad, as eco-sensitive area

The new draft notification issued on 31 July comes a month after the earlier notification expired. This is the sixth such notification for the landslide-prone region

China plans new carbon emission controls as it aims for 2030 peak

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help it achieve its goal of reaching a peak in the emissions of the climate-warming gases by 2030, the

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.