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Exclusive-BP to ditch renewables goals and return focus to fossil fuels

By Arunima Kumar and Anousha Sakoui (Reuters) - BP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy

EU to make most companies exempt from carbon border levy, draft shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose exemptions for "the vast majority" of companies covered by the European Union's carbon border levy on the grounds that they

EU to exempt most companies from carbon border levy, draft shows

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose exempting "the vast majority" of companies covered by the EU's carbon border levy, on the grounds that they produce just 1% of emissions in

Amplats halts operations at South African mine after heavy rains

(Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum said it had halted operations at its Tumela mine in South Africa on Thursday after excessive rains caused flooding, though the company maintained its production

Countries make fresh attempt at $200 billion nature finance deal

By Virginia Furness ROME (Reuters) - Countries gather in Rome this week for a second crack at figuring out how to generate $200 billion a year to help preserve the world's biodiversity - and give a

Microplastics are everywhere. What’s being done about it?

The full extent of the health impacts of microplastics is not yet known. A 2024 study points to the possibility that they can increase the likelihood of heart attack, stroke, or death.

California governor requests $40 billion for fire aid, Washington Post reports

(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking Congress for nearly $40 billion in disaster funding to help Los Angeles recover and rebuild areas scorched by last month's devastating wildfires,

Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit

By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union, Britain and climate-vulnerable developing countries have raised concerns about delays to the next global

Kuno’s cheetah reintroduction project: Jwala & her 4 cubs latest to be released into the wild

Chief Conservator of Forests Uttam Sharma says considering that the cubs are born in India, they will have it easier to settle in Indian conditions.

Arunachal Pradesh’s glacial cover shrank by 53% over 32 years, find researchers from Northeast

Scientists from Nagaland University & Cotton University document how global warming led to more glaciers melting in Eastern Himalayas. Study published in Journal of Earth System Science.

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.