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Brazil environment agency frustrates Petrobras plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Marta Nogueira BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has asked oil company Petrobras for additional information on its plan to drill at the mouth of

Germany sees progress in EU talks for ban on fossil fuel cars

BERLIN (Reuters) -Talks between Germany's Transport Ministry and the European Commission about the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 are moving forward, the ministry said on Monday, but

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers welcome heavy rain in central regions

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Unusually heavy rain last week in Ivory Coast's central cocoa-growing regions will improve bean quality for the April-to-September mid-crop, while more rain is needed elsewhere,

Germany says making progress in EU talks on 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars

BERLIN (Reuters) - Talks between Germany's Transport Ministry and the European Commission about the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 are moving forward, the ministry said on Monday, but

Plastic paving: Egyptian startup turns millions of bags into tiles

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian startup is aiming to turn more than 5 billion plastic bags into tiles tougher than cement as it tackles the twin problems of tonnes of waste entering the Mediterranean

Somalia’s drought killed 43,000 last year, half under five – study

By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's ongoing record drought killed as many as 43,000 people last year, half of them children under 5, researchers said on Monday in the first attempt to

‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut -UN chief

By David Stanway (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment

U.N. chief urges faster shift to ‘net zero’ after report highlights climate threat

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on rich nations to accelerate their shift to "net zero" emissions on Monday after a new assessment from scientists warned there was little

Equitable climate action needed to secure future, says IPCC in latest report

Report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphasises disproportionate effects on most vulnerable populations. Rapid & deep emissions cuts needed by 2030, it says.

Vietnam seizes 7 tonnes ivory in largest wildlife smuggling case in years

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said. Trade in ivory is illegal

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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.