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‘India 4th worst-hit by natural disasters in 2021, 49L displaced’: CSE report urges urgent environment action

Over-400 page report, released Thursday, highlights effect of changing climate on livestock, seasonal variations, and potential to decarbonise sectors such as aviation & steel.

Italy to cut rice output as drought looms for second year

By CarloGiovanni Boffa (Reuters) - Italian rice output is set to fall in 2023 as farmers facing a second year of drought reduce the land dedicated to the crop to the lowest for more than two decades,

Germany softens stance in e-fuels dispute – Spiegel

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's transport ministry is softening its stance in a conflict between Berlin and Brussels over a phase-out of combustion engines, presenting a compromise proposal to the EU

Have European countries violated human rights through climate inaction?

(Refiles to correct typographical error in paragraph 1) By Emma Farge and Kate Abnett GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Citizens affected by climate change are suing the governments of more than 30 European

Explainer-Have European countries violated human rights through climate inaction?

By Emma Farge and Kate Abnett GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Citizens affected by climate change are suing the governments of more than 30 European countries in three separate cases before the European

El Nino seen boosting U.S. cotton output after worst drought in years

By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) - The El Nino weather pattern could boost yields in the second half of the year for U.S. cotton farmers, who were forced to abandon a big chunk of their cropland in

Peru to spend more than $1 billion on climate plan, mitigate El Niño

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's government will spend some $1.06 billion on climate and weather measures, a senior minister announced on Thursday, in a bid to prevent and contain adverse

After twin cyclones leave thousands homeless, Vanuatu takes climate plea to world stage

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Vanuatu, still reeling from two cyclones that struck within a week, says it hopes the United Nations General Assembly will next week adopt its push for greater priority

BlackRock to keep questioning boards on ‘material’ climate risks

By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, said on Thursday it would continue to push companies for details on how they treat "material

China to launch rural pilot scheme for renewable energy

By Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch a pilot scheme to promote the development of renewable energy in rural areas, according to an action plan released by the National Energy

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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.