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Japan weather bureau says 90% chance of El Nino ending by May

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Friday there was a 90% chance that the El Nino phenomenon will dissipate by the end of May, while there was a 60% chance of the La Nina phenomenon

US Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA’s carbon rule

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and an electric utility trade group sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule

El Nino to end by June, La Nina seen in second half of 2024, says U.S. forecaster

(Reuters) - The El Nino weather pattern should fade out by June but could be replaced by the La Nina phenomenon by the second half of the year, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday. There is

Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA’s carbon rule

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 107, says civil defense

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil has climbed to 107, local civil defense said on Thursday morning, up from 100 in the previous day, with another 136 people

25 US states challenge EPA power plant emissions rule in court

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in

US flags environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, report says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A U.S. treasury official warned of environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Thursday, as the United States

Sundarbans under threat from heavy toxic metals & acidity in air, finds IIT Kanpur study

Researchers from IIT-Kanpur & Bose Institute compiled the peer-reviewed study & list 10 recommendations to stop degradation of Sundarbans, world's largest mangrove forest.

Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain

India now 3rd-largest solar power generator, 17 times higher capacity than in 2015, says Ember report

Global Electricity Review 2024, published in energy think tank Ember's annual report, says that for 1st time in world, renewable energy is accounting for 30% of total energy generation.

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The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Making the Social Stock Exchange succeed is not optional; it is a dharmic obligation to the millions of Indians whose lives remain outside the reach of ordinary markets.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

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.