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Delhi minister writes to Modi govt on air quality, seeks ban on entry of ‘polluting’ vehicles into NCR

In a letter to Union minister Bhupender Yadav, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai also seeks meeting of counterparts from UP, Haryana, Rajasthan & Punjab to discuss worsening air quality.

‘Climate action inadequate to meet Paris Agreement goals’ — UN report shows decline in adaptation funds

UN Environment Programme report comes ahead of this year's annual COP28 climate change conference, scheduled to begin in Dubai on 30 November.

A new material that can change how we make cement — and cut emissions by 40%

Cement contributes to 8% of human-made GHG emissions. Substituting clinker in cement with the material LC3 can save up to 500 million tons of emissions by 2030.

Beer will cost more, taste worse. Blame global warming

The yield and quality in hops-growing regions in Europe fell sharply after 1995. Warmer, drier conditions will probably further deplete this key beer ingredient by 2050.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Nepal -GFZ

(Reuters) - An earthquake of local magnitude 6.4 occurred on Friday around Ramidanda in Jajarkot district at 23:47 (1802 GMT), Nepal's National Seismological Centre said. Jajarkot is about 500 km (310

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Nepal

(Reuters) - An earthquake of local magnitude 6.4 occurred on Friday around Ramidanda in Jajarkot district at 23:47 (1802 GMT), Nepal's National Seismological Centre said. Jajarkot is about 500 km (310

Five killed as floods hit Italy’s Tuscany region

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Five people have been killed after rivers overflowed following torrential rain in the central Italian region of Tuscany, local authorities said on Friday, as Storm Ciaran

China temperatures set to dip after a warm October, as extreme weather continues

Weather has become more extreme in China in recent years, destroying urban infrastructure as well as farmland, causing hefty economic losses.

Delhi’s air quality hits ‘severe plus’ category, emergency measures awaited

The Delhi government has also announced the closure of all primary schools for two days in an effort to safeguard young children from health-threatening pollution.

Global warming will reach 1.5C threshold this decade -report

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) warming threshold this decade, according to research published on

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.