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Sticking points slow deal-making at COP27 climate talks

By Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie and William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Government ministers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Tuesday began the slog of finding common ground for

Berlin startup to wrap homes in ‘second skin’ as heating costs soar

By Riham Alkousaa BOCHUM (Germany) (Reuters) - A Berlin-based startup is to renovate apartment buildings in the German city of Bochum, giving them a tailored wooden "second skin" to make them more

Climate activists attack glass screen protecting Klimt painting in Vienna

VIENNA (Reuters) - Climate-change activists on Tuesday smeared and glued one of their hands to a glass screen protecting a Gustav Klimt painting in a Vienna museum to protest against oil drilling, on

Gaza’s chicken farmers rejoice in recycled egg trays

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Cheaper, stronger, available and environmental - for Gaza chicken farmers seeking to deliver eggs unbroken, there is everything to like about trays made from

EU supports calls to phase down all fossil fuels – Timmermans

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - The European Union supports any call to phase down fossil fuel use, the bloc's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Tuesday when asked about India's push to

California tries to harness megastorm floods to ease crippling droughts

By Sharon Bernstein HURON, Calif. (Reuters) - The land along the Arroyo Pasajero Creek, halfway between Sacramento and Los Angeles, is too dry to farm some years and dangerously flooded in others.

U.S. climate envoy Kerry wants development banks overhaul plan by April

By Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday he wants to come up with a plan by April to reform the multilateral development

COP27: Don’t demand climate ambition if you can’t provide for it, India to developed nations

At a roundtable, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said increasing climate ambition required ‘public action’.

BOJ’s Kuroda says climate financing plays crucial role in decarbonisation

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday highlighted the importance of sustainable finance to address climate change and achieve decarbonisation. "Sustainable finance has a

Dubious sponsorship & empty pledges: Why climate activists are accusing COP27 of ‘greenwashing’

The event drew criticism after reports said activists from African nations had been prevented from participating, and a petition to remove Coca-Cola as sponsor.

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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.