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Looming spring storm to spawn blizzards, ice, tornadoes across central U.S

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - An immense spring storm emerging from the Western U.S. was expected to form a 1,000-mile (1609 km) front of extreme weather from the Great Lakes to Texas on Friday,

Explainer-Japan’s carbon pricing scheme being launched in April

By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, the world's fifth-biggest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter, will begin a carbon pricing scheme in stages from April to encourage companies to

Britain sets out next steps to green its financial system

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry set out plans on Thursday to meet its target of becoming the world's first net-zero aligned financial centre, proposing measures to stamp out so-called

EU reaches deal on higher renewable energy share by 2030

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union reached a provisional deal on Thursday on higher renewable energy targets, an important pillar of the bloc's plans to fight climate change and end dependence on

Australia passes tougher emissions reduction law that hits gas investments

SYDNEY (Reuters) - New rules that cap total Australian greenhouse gas emissions and curb some new gas and coal investments in the country will come into effect on 1 July after parliament passed an

Invasive alien species are lurking at India’s national parks. These pretty plants are deadly threat to tigers

At Kanha Tiger Reserve, 'Lantana camara' & 'Pogostemon benghalensis' are causing 'significant decline in richness of native plants', affecting herbivores and, potentially, top predators.

Perenco UK says 60% of oil spill in southern England recovered

(Reuters) - Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Wednesday it had recovered about 60% of the estimated oil leaked on Sunday at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern

AccuWeather sees average-to-fewer Atlantic storms this hurricane season

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather expects a near-average to below-average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1, according to a forecast issued on

‘Vital as never before’: Parliamentary panel urges govt to set up apex body for glacier management

Standing committee says Himalayan-Karakoram region warming at faster rate compared to global mean average, flags 'meagre' funds for monitoring glacier melt & need for more researc

UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution asking the world's top court to define the obligations of states to combat

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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.