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LA’s Getty Center’s art safeguarded as Palisades fire rages

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The J. Paul Getty Museum's priceless collection of artwork, which includes paintings by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Monet and Degas, once again found itself in the

Economists say Los Angeles fire to have limited national economic impact

By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - Devastating fires in the Los Angeles area are likely to put modest pressure on the U.S. national economy in the near term but are unlikely to derail strong forward

US warns of health risks from sewage use for fertilizer

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on farms can pose a health risk to residents and consumers because of the presence of "forever chemicals" that break down

G20 financial stability watchdog urges broader adoption of climate transition plans

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - There needs to be a broader and more standardised adoption of climate transition plans by firms,  the G20's Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Tuesday, for global

NEERI’s findings cast shadow on construction work along Kumbalgarh’s Lakhela lake catchment area

Built-up portion in lake’s eco-fragile area constitutes close to 3% of total area of the catchment zone, says report. Total catchment area spans approximately 13.662 sq km.

Modi unveils IMD’s 2047 vision document, credits its scientists for India’s ‘Vishwa Bandhu’ image

PM Narendra Modi was at IMD's 150th anniversary celebration. There has been a 50% rise in the accuracy of weather forecasts by IMD in the past decade, said minister Jitendra Singh.

Australian scientists discover bigger species of deadly funnel web spiders

By Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web

Santa Ana winds pick up, threatening fire-ravaged Los Angeles anew

By Chad Terhune and Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles firefighters braced for high winds overnight into Tuesday, gusts that could fuel two monstrous wildfires that have already leveled

Malaysia says EU deforestation law presents challenges, opportunities for palm industry

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The European Union's pending anti-deforestation law presents both challenges and opportunities for Malaysia's palm oil industry, Malaysia's deputy commodities minister told an

What’s making Delhi air deadlier

Some of the pollutants that make Delhi's air deadly are around 70 times finer than a strand of human hair and can mix in the bloodstream, causing long-term health issues.

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Mohenjo-daro city is not older than Egyptian cities. Here’s what the recent dig really shows

Recent evidence from Mohenjo Daro does not suggest that urbanisation at the site is dated to 3300 BCE. Rather, it indicates that the site is rooted in a much earlier, pre-urban phase.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.