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Why Tamil Nadu’s shores have become a death trap for Olive Ridley turtles

Initial autopsy reports have indicated that the probable cause of the deaths could be drowning. TN govt issues stern warnings, increases surveillance around coastlines.

Investors with 6 trillion euros warn EU not to weaken green rules

By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Investors with 6.6 trillion euros in assets under management have urged the European Union not to weaken its sustainability rules, as Brussels

Wilted leaves on Argentina’s farms signal bigger hit to soy, corn harvest

By Nicolás Misculin VEINTICINCO DE MAYO, Argentina (Reuters) - Standing in his fields among tall, dry corn plants, farmer Dario Sabini inspects the smaller-than-usual corn cobs before taking the

Los Angeles’ Eaton Fire is 100% contained, Cal Fire says

(Reuters) - The Eaton Fire that scorched more than 14,000 acres (57 square km) east of Los Angeles has been 100% contained, fire officials said on Friday, a largely symbolic milestone more than three

RBC becomes latest Canadian lender to quit global climate coalition

(Reuters) -Royal Bank of Canada is exiting the global banking sector climate coalition, a spokesperson for the lender said on Friday, after a similar move by domestic banking peers. The Net-Zero

Canada’s RBC leaves climate-finance alliance

(Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada is exiting the banking industry's largest climate-finance alliance after a similar move by domestic peers Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal , a spokesperson

Bengaluru, known for moderate AQI, saw bigger PM2.5 spike than Delhi on New Year—study by start-up

Report by air quality start-up Airvoice said Bengaluru's air quality was 63% higher than average on 1 January 2025, between 12 and 3 am, with PM2.5 levels reaching 56.05 μg/m³.

Ireland must accelerate electricity investment after storm damage, PM says

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland must speed up substantial investment in its electricity grid to prepare for future weather events after 74,000 homes, farms and businesses remained without power a week

Environmental workers race to clear toxic debris left by LA fires

By Chad Terhune ALTADENA, California (Reuters) - First there were the fast-moving, devastating fires. Now, amid the ruins of homes burned to the ground in the Los Angeles area blazes this month,

Economic survey outlines how Chinese dependence may impact India’s energy transition & EV incentives

While India’s green energy transition plans to combat climate change are ‘ambitious’, reliance on China makes these plans complex & challenging, says Economic Survey 2024-25.

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.