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California braces for more heavy rain – and possibly tornadoes

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - California is bracing for heavy rainstorms on Monday that forecasters said might produce tornadoes, a relatively rare phenomenon for a state that has experienced other

Explainer-When the double brood of cicadas will come out – and what to expect

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Parts of the United States are about to experience a rare natural phenomenon with the simultaneous emergence of two enormous adjacent broods of periodical cicadas

Singapore green jet fuel levy on travellers ignites funding debate

By Lisa Barrington and Brenda Goh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Monday said travellers would need to bear the cost of the transition toward green jet fuel, announcing plans for a levy that would

China’s Xinjiang battles harshest cold spell in over six decades

BEIJING (Reuters) - Temperatures broke a 64-year-old record in China's far western region of Xinjiang, plunging to a bone-chilling minus 52.3 degrees Celsius (minus 63.4 degrees Farenheit) amid a cold

‘Belur Makhna’ leads Kerala forest dept on wild elephant chase as human-animal conflict intensifies

Wild elephant, which trampled a man to death on 10 February in Wayanad, remains elusive as 200-strong team of forest officials try to capture it with help of 'kumki' elephants.

Mapping deforestation to recycling more waste—9 ways AI is helping fight climate change

The power of AI to process huge amounts of data and help humans make decisions is transforming industries.

Exclusive-White House set to back tougher climate model for ethanol, sources say

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is poised to announce an adjustment to its scientific modeling for ethanol that will show the corn-based fuel to be less effective at reducing

Sio Silica’s Vivian project blocked over potential risks to ground water supply

(Reuters) - The Manitoba government said on Friday it will not issue an environmental license for the proposed Vivian sand extraction project citing potential risks to the ground water supply in the

Lisbon is fighting affordable housing crisis. Others can take lessons

The city has seen early success with its strategy to revamp affordable living and has adopted key principles to channel real estate investment into tackling the housing crisis.

EU approves 4 billion euros German state aid decarbonisation scheme

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday approved a 4-billion-euro ($4.3 billion) German state aid scheme to help industries in their process to de-carbonise their productions. The

On Camera

India needs to learn from US-Iran conflict, just like Tehran took lessons from Iraq war

India did not choose to move away from Iran for oil; it was forced to. The fact that India managed the costs of this transition efficiently does not convert them into gains.

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.