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Six dead after flash floods in Malawi

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Flash floods in Malawi's central region last week left six people dead and has displaced thousands of others, the southern African country's disaster management agency said on

Analysis-Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target

By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises

Exclusive-UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines

By Simon Jessop, Isla Binnie and Tommy Wilkes LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle

European Union provisionally agrees on new law to cut packaging waste & ban single-use plastics

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has reached a provisional deal on a new law to cut packaging waste and ban single-use plastics, such as supermarket bags for fruit and mini hotel shampoo bottles

EU reaches deal to reduce plastic waste from packaging

(Reuters) - The EU reached a deal on Monday evening to ban the plastic wrapping of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets, mini packages of ketchup in restaurants and tiny shampoo bottles in hotels in a

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Southern Iran region – GFZ

(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck the Southern Iran region on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ

California snowpack now above average, but will it last?

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A blizzard that dumped up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow on the California mountains in recent days has pushed snowpack levels above average for the first time this year, a

Australia says wetter weather should boost its upcoming winter crop

By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Wetter weather should boost Australia's production of winter crops including wheat, barley and canola to 51 million metric tons in 2024/25 from 46.7 million tons

Greece records hottest ever winter, raising fears of summer fires

ATHENS (Reuters) - This winter was the hottest on record for Greece, according to data analysed by Greek scientists, threatening the viability of crops and raising fears of another summer of

Exclusive-EU wants fossil fuel sector to help pay to combat climate change, draft shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is set to call for the fossil fuel industry to help pay for fighting climate change in poorer countries under a United Nations target, a draft

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.