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Factbox-Europe sees another year of droughts and wildfires

(Reuters) -Europe is battling the effects of scorching weather, with June having been the hottest month on record in the 174-year history of temperature monitoring. Last year, heat waves resulted in

Flights cancelled, thousands told to evacuate as typhoon nears Japan’s Okinawa

TOKYO (Reuters) -Flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of people were advised to evacuate their homes on Tuesday as powerful typhoon Khanun approached Japan's southern Okinawa island chain,

EU confirms watering down of corporate sustainability disclosures

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union's executive body on Monday published final rules for corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, confirming earlier moves to

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

(Reuters) - It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180

Spain’s cava makers seek creative fixes as drought threatens grape harvests

By Albert Gea and Horaci Garcia SANT SADURNI D'ANOIA, Spain (Reuters) - Vineyards across Catalonia's renowned Penedes cava-producing region are so parched that the roots of 30-year-old vines have died

German supermarket seeks to charge shoppers ‘true’ environmental cost

By Riham Alkousaa and Andreas Buerger BERLIN (Reuters) - German shoppers, who enjoy some of Europe's cheapest groceries, are being asked this week by discount supermarket Penny to pay extra for some

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

(Reuters) - It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

(Reuters) - It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

(Reuters) - It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180

EU confirms watering down of corporate sustainability disclosures

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union's executive body on Monday published final rules for corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, confirming earlier moves to

On Camera

Dear Ralph Lauren, my DU college aesthetic is not your costume

What is truly confounding about Ralph Lauren’s bastardisation of the Bandhani into a printed tie-dye is the price tag—Rs 44,800.

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.