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India may witness below-normal monsoon rains in 2023: Skymet Weather

Return of El Nino may result in a weak monsoon, says private weather forecaster. IMD had said that most parts of India would experience above normal temperatures from March to May.

Pollution choking Thailand’s north hits tourism, worries public

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuters) - High pollution levels in Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai and surrounding provinces are keeping tourists away and alarming locals, with the government on Monday

Canadian miner Brazil Potash presses on with sensitive Amazon project

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A unit of Toronto-based miner Brazil Potash is working to keep a $2.5 billion potash project on schedule, as legal challenges are mounting to its plans for extracting

India likely to get “below normal” monsoon rains in 2023 – Skymet

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India is likely to get "below normal" monsoon rains in 2023 with an increasing likelihood of El-Nino, which typically brings dry weather to Asia, private weather forecasting

India likely to get ‘below normal’ monsoon rains this year, forecasts Skymet

Monsoon rains in India are expected to be 94% of the long-term average, said private weather forecasting agency Skymet, retaining its previous view of sub-par monsoon.

Mongolia grass fires threaten border with China – Chinese state media

BEIJING (Reuters) - Grassland fires from Mongolia on Monday threatened to spread across the border to China, spurring local Chinese authorities to dispatch teams to intercept them to avert a major

Eco-anxiety is a real thing, but there’s a way to cope

It is important to recognise that it is normal to feel overwhelmed by the difficulty of removing ourselves from existing carbon-intensive lifestyle choices.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rises in March

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued

Argentina’s YPF reaches $300 million deal related to U.S. environmental case

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's state oil company YPF has agreed to pay nearly $300 million to the creditors of one of its now-bankrupt subsidiaries after they sued the company in relation to a

Kyrgyz eco-activist’s ‘trashion’ tackles a burning problem

BISHKEK (Reuters) - A Kyrgyz environmental activist has found a way to combat toxic fumes choking her city by literally turning trash into treasure, sewing clothes out of waste that would otherwise be

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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.