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Thailand warns of high pollution in capital, officials to work from home

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai authorities warned that pollution levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy levels on Thursday, ordering government employees in the capital to work from

Thailand warns of high pollution in capital, asks govt staff to work from home

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities warned that pollution levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy levels on Thursday, ordering government employees in the capital to work from

US allows farmers to use existing supplies of dicamba weedkillers

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday that farmers can use some existing supplies of weedkillers based on the chemical dicamba, despite a

Colombia’s critically endangered species number more than doubles in 7 years

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - The number of critically endangered animal and plant species in Colombia has more than doubled since 2017 and the total list of threatened species in the Andean

Global warming, deforestation, fires combined could hasten Amazon demise, study finds

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Drought and heat driven by climate change and other factors threaten to cause the collapse of South America's lush Amazon rainforest system, scientists said on

Explainer-How climate change affects Europe’s farmers

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Farmers protesting across Europe have taken aim at EU environmental rules, which they say are adding to a pile of burdens on the sector, from low consumer prices to

Google to share oil and gas methane leaks spotted from space

(Reuters) - Google and environmental group Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday unveiled a partnership to expose sources of climate-warming emissions from oil and gas operations that will be

Earthquake felt in Mexico City

(Reuters) - Am earthquake was felt in Mexico city on Wednesday morning. The Secretariat for Integrated Risk Management and Civil Protection called it a micro-earthquake and said on X it was in touch

TotalEnergies CEO says IMF debt rules hobbling African green energy projects

By America Hernandez PARIS - Renewable energy investments in Africa are being hobbled by insufficient government loan guarantees, as the International Monetary Fund keeps a tight leash on country

Only Asia on track to triple renewables by 2030, India, China driving growth, says report

Climate Analytics report said global renewable energy capacity needs to grow 3.4-3.6 times by 2030 & that goal of tripling renewables should be treated 'as a floor, not a ceiling'.

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.