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Bid to pause ConocoPhillips’ Alaska Willow project fails

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by environmentalists to temporarily suspend the U.S. government’s approval of ConocoPhillips' multibillion-dollar oil drilling

Mountain Valley Pipeline’s West Virginia water permit tossed by court

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday vacated a water permit needed by developers to restart construction on the Mountain Valley pipeline in West Virginia, marking the latest

Groups petition US EPA to force reporting of waste incinerator emissions

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require companies to disclose the chemicals discharged from waste

French lawmakers propose tax credits, subsidies for green industry

PARIS (Reuters) - France could offer tax breaks and subsidies for producing climate friendly technologies in the country, according to proposals on Monday from lawmakers preparing a green industry

Italy’s ski industry fires cannon against climate change

By Stefano Bernabei MONTE CIMONE, Italy (Reuters) - Monte Cimone, a popular ski resort in Italy's Apennine Mountains, invested 5 million euros in artificial snowmaking before the winter season in an

Violent US storms kill at least 32 people

(Reuters) - The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 32 over the weekend, according to officials and

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes New Guinea, Papua New Guinea region – EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea region early on Monday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake was at a depth of

Death toll from US storms rises to 29

(Reuters) - The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and

US storm death toll leaves more than 20 dead

By Liliana Salgado LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States as it headed east on

Violent US storm kills more than 20 people

By Liliana Salgado LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States as it headed east on

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

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.