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Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop harvests pick up despite lack of rain, farmers say

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Below average rainfall across most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week has not affected crops as harvests pick up, farmers said on Monday. The world's top cocoa

Go green, earn green: India’s 1st Green Credit scheme to reward eco-friendly actions by individuals, industries

Environment ministry has readied draft contours for rolling out the programme under which entities will earn 'green credit' for activities like planting trees and conserving water.

Petrobras awaits government OK to drill at mouth of Amazon River

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Saturday that it is awaiting the government's stance on its request to drill a well at the mouth of the Amazon River Basin,

Over 2,700 died in 2022 due to extreme weather conditions — IMD’s state-wise annual climate report

Uttar Pradesh saw greatest number of deaths, at 589. Report also highlights temperature rises in states, with Himachal Pradesh seeing increase of 1.5 degrees over 100 years.

Brazil agency recommends barring Petrobras from drilling in Amazon’s mouth

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian environmental agency Ibama has recommended the rejection of state-run oil firm Petrobras' request to drill a well in the mouth of the Amazon

California’s fire season under way weeks after heavy rain and snow

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barely five weeks after the last bout of heavy rain and snow in California's historically wet winter, firefighters on Friday battled the state's first large

Environmental groups lose bid to undo Gulf of Mexico drilling leases

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Offshore drilling leases covering 1.7 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico will remain in place after a federal appeals court said last year's $430

California moves to phase-out diesel-powered trucks, cut locomotive pollution

By David Shepardson (Reuters) - California regulators on Friday approved new rules requiring all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state in 2036 be zero-emission, a day after the California

Argentina secures initial irrigation funding after withering drought

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government announced the approval of a $394 million loan for irrigation projects, officials said in a statement on Friday, following steep farm losses from a

Louisiana’s carbon well permitting application heads to Federal Register

By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Louisiana's application to obtain enforcement authority over carbon capture wells has gone to the Federal Register for public comment, the Environmental Protection Agency (

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.