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Factbox-The main players in the push towards deep-sea mining

(Reuters) - Opponents of deep-sea mining are mobilising to stop a United Nations body from issuing the first licenses for the controversial practice later this year, saying not enough is known about

Analysis-Race to the bottom for deep-sea minerals centers on tiny Nauru

By David Stanway, Melanie Burton and Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - The Pacific island nation of Nauru and its roughly 11,000 residents are at the center of the increasingly contentious debate over

Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island, no tsunami risk

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday but there was no risk of tsunami, the country's geophysics agency said. The quake was strongly felt in

G7 ministers to offer cautious backing of Japan’s climate strategy – draft

TOKYO/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Climate ministers from Group of Seven countries are set to agree that ammonia could be used to cut emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants, but only under certain

Analysis-As ageing trees sap yields, Asian palm oil firms race to replant

By Mei Mei Chu and Bernadette Christina KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - When palm oil prices soared to record highs last year, a Malaysian estate manager surnamed Lim postponed replanting his old,

Cyclone Ilsa hits Australia’s northwest, spares iron ore export hub

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - A tropical cyclone smashed Australia's northwest coast as a category 5 storm, setting new wind speed records, but has largely spared populated regions including the

G7 environmental ministers to adopt plan for key minerals’ stable supply, Yomiuri reports

Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is considering proposing plan for minerals, integral for battery electric vehicle motors, to strengthen economic security.

Indiana industrial fire nearly extinguished but smoke still poses danger

(Reuters) - A raging industrial fire in eastern Indiana is expected to be almost entirely extinguished by Thursday evening or Friday morning, officials said, after days of thick smoke shut down

Fossil-free fund manager Green Century quits Net Zero initiative

(Reuters) - Green Century Capital Management said on Thursday it has left a high-profile financial industry effort to cut carbon emissions, citing compliance challenges. Leslie Samuelrich, president

Denmark latest EU country to plan Energy Charter Treaty exit

COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Denmark is working towards exiting the Energy Charter Treaty, its energy ministry said on Thursday, casting further doubt over an international agreement that critics

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.