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Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns

By Matt McKnight MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population

Denmark on track to hit 2030 emissions cuts goal, council says

By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels, provided that the country

South Africa’s G20 presidency to prioritise climate finance

By Duncan Miriri CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's G20 presidency this year will prioritise efforts to help developing countries finance their shift to a low-carbon economy, President Cyril

Mauritius shuts international airport as precaution over cyclone

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius has shut down its international airport after the government's weather department issued a category 3 cyclone warning for the Indian Ocean islands, the airport's

Phoenix in the wild: An endangered plant in UP’s Terai rises from ashes of forest fires

Study published in Current Science describes Erythrina resupinata, which blooms after forest fires burn all vegetation to crisp, showing that fires aren't always destructive.

Syngenta acquires genetic repository from Novartis to boost biologic crop protection

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Switzerland-based pesticides maker Syngenta said on Wednesday that it has acquired a repository of natural compounds and genetic strains from drugmaker Novartis to further boost

Kansas asks US EPA for one-year delay to expanded E15 sales in state, says EPA

(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received a request from Kansas to delay by one year implementation of a move that would expand sales of a higher-ethanol blend of gasoline in

Companies urged to pay into new UN fund to help protect nature

By Virginia Furness ROME (Reuters) - Companies who use the genetic coding of the natural world to design products ranging from weight-loss drugs to cosmetics faced renewed calls on Tuesday to help pay

Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A "doomsday" vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14,000 new samples on Tuesday, a

China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.