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Swiss government approves new climate goals after court rebuke

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's government on Wednesday approved new climate targets, proposing a cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 of at least 65% compared to 1990 levels. Switzerland's

US to withdraw from climate deal on Jan. 27, 2026, says UN

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Jan. 27, 2026, the United Nations said on Tuesday after Washington formally notified Secretary-General

Atomic scientists adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever to midnight

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine,

4 yrs after NGT order, 4 states assess their hill cities to strike balance between tourism & ecology

Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu are assessing the 'carrying capacity' of hill cities, aiming to find out the maximum population they can sustain.

Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild

By Chris Kirkham, Judith Langowski and Peter Henderson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California's

Norway resumes work on Oslo waste carbon capture project

OSLO (Reuters) - A project to capture carbon emissions from a waste plant in Norway's capital restarted on Monday following a two-year hiatus to rein in development costs, its operator said.

Auditors get tougher guidelines on judging firms’ environmental claims

By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - International auditors have been given new guidance on what to check when assessing firms' environmental, social and governance claims - and how

Ahead of Delhi polls, 1st of its kind ‘manifesto’ calls for animal welfare to be part of poll campaign

The manifesto, crafted by animal rights groups and citizens, was presented to representatives of the BJP, AAP & Congress.

MP to roll out Narmada conservation plan, inspired by Clean Ganga mission. It’s not the 1st such attempt

This comes about 8 yrs after the launch of Narmada Seva Mission, formulated by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt. Creation of a development authority in Amarkantak is under consideration.

Trump directs US government to override California water policies if necessary

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order directing the federal government to override the state of California's water-management practices if they are found to be

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.