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Decarbonisation centre starts 5-yr partnership with container shipper MSC

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on Thursday said they have signed a five-year agreement to work on

EU to unveil plans for leadership in green industrial revolution

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday will present the centrepieces of its strategy to ensure its industry can compete with the United States and China in making clean tech products

Freight train carrying hazardous materials derails in western Arizona – media

(Reuters) - A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in western Arizona on Wednesday evening, The New York Times reported, citing a spokesperson for the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.

Cashew farmers, heat, wind — Goa’s forest burnt ‘like never before’ this month & everyone is a suspect

Goa’s forests blazed with 71 fires this March. While authorities point to farming practices and weather, environmentalists have raised questions about ‘laxity’, extent of damage.

Louisiana’s request to oversee carbon storage projects moving ahead, EPA says

By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by May should complete a review of Louisiana's request to take on oversight of carbon capture projects, according to a letter

Canada aims to accelerate oil sands tailings remediation amid Imperial leak

By Nia Williams (Reuters) -The Canadian and Alberta governments will establish a federal-provincial working group to accelerate remediation of oil sands tailings ponds, the Alberta government said on

Canada to set up group to speed up oil sands tailings remediation

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - The Canadian and Alberta governments will establish a federal-provincial working group to accelerate remediation of oil sands tailings ponds, the Alberta government said on

SVB collapse unlikely to hit funding for climate tech hard – Carney

LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is unlikely to have a "material" impact on the availability of capital for climate-related technologies, Mark Carney, the United Nations Special

Arctic sea ice has become thinner, reduced by 52% between 2005-07, finds Nature journal report

A new report by British journal Nature has found that Arctic sea ice underwent an abrupt shift from 'thick deformed ice' to 'thin uniform ice cover'.

US EPA finalizes rule to tackle interstate smog

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule to require industrial facilities and power plants in 23 states to cut their

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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.