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Mexico president to discuss GMO corn with U.S. ag sec

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will discuss genetically modified corn in a meeting later Monday with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the president said

Spain’s Acciona to build $1.3 billion wind farm in Australia in expansion drive

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Spain's Acciona SA announced plans on Monday to build a wind farm worth A$2 billion ($1.34 billion) in Australia, nearly doubling its investment and generation capacity at a site

EEX exchange to host German carbon auctions for another 3 years

OSLO (Reuters) - The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has won the tender to host auctions of emission allowances on behalf of the German government for three years from 2024, extending its current

EU to propose boosting recycled content and reuse of packaging

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to announce this week proposals to reduce packaging waste with new targets for recycled content in plastic drinks bottles and for the reuse of

Cricket-England’s Stokes to donate match fees from Pakistan series to flood victims

(Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes will donate his match fees from their three-test series against hosts Pakistan to help the victims of devastating floods in the country, the 31-year-old said in a

Barcelona’s bike bus scheme for kids encourages green transport habits

By Horaci Garcia BARCELONA (Reuters) - It's fun, it's green and it's becoming more popular by the day. Barcelona's bike bus, or "bicibus", as the scheme is known locally, allows hundreds of children

Alert level raised for Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano after eruption – USGS

(Reuters) - An eruption began in the summit caldera of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Service's volcanic activity notice said. "At this time, lava flows are

COP27 climate summit missed chance for ambition on fossil fuels, critics say

By Aidan Lewis, Sarah McFarlane and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Fossil fuel producers benefited from sympathetic treatment in Egypt at the COP27 climate talks, government officials said, bringing

China calls for ambitious, pragmatic biodiversity deal

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will lead talks to secure an "ambitious and pragmatic" new global pact to preserve biodiversity at a U.N. meeting that begins next week, but implementing the deal remains

Food of the future: London air raid shelter to underground farm

By Sarah Young and Aiden Nulty LONDON (Reuters) - In an underground World War Two air raid shelter where London tube trains can be heard rattling overhead, aromatic coriander leaves tilt towards the

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.