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COP27: Regulators plan closer scrutiny of carbon markets

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Global securities regulators proposed closer scrutiny of carbon trading on Wednesday to deepen liquidity and prevent greenwashing in markets used by companies to offset

China announces plan to curb rising methane emissions but challenges await

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has drafted a new plan to control methane and will promote new technologies and financing mechanisms to slash rising emissions of the greenhouse gas that

EU reaches deal on national CO2 emission cut targets

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to a law that sets national targets to reduce overall carbon emissions by the end of the decade across sectors including agriculture, buildings and

Explainer-Decoding COP27: the many shades of green bonds

By Tommy Wilkes and Virginia Furness (Reuters) - Banks, governments and businesses say financial markets can play a crucial role in driving the shift to a lower-carbon world. At the COP27 climate

UN group flags ‘bogus net zero pledges’ by non-state entities, recommend ways to ensure delivery

The ‘Integrity Matters' guidelines by the High‐Level Expert Group on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities were launched at the ongoing COP27 climate change summit in Egypt.

Hurricane threat prompts NASA to delay next launch attempt of moon rocket

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA will batten down its big new moon rocket on the launch pad to ride out a hurricane expected to hit near Cape Canaveral, Florida, and its targeted liftoff time next

Climate activists glue themselves to Warhol artwork in Australian capital

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Climate protesters glued themselves to an Andy Warhol painting at the National Art Gallery of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of activist

Three dead after earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes Nepal – ANI

(Adjusts headline to match copy) (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal on Wednesday morning, the country's seismological centre said, with media reporting six people had been killed.

Six dead after earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes Nepal – ANI

(Adjusts headline to match copy) (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal on Wednesday morning, the country's seismological centre said, with media reporting six people had been killed.

Storm Nicole churns toward Bahamas en route to Florida and hurricane status

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Nicole gained strength on Tuesday as it churned toward the Bahamas on track for Florida's Atlantic coast, where a hurricane warning was posted for

On Camera

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

Indian negotiating team headed to US next week for another round of trade agreement talks

The earlier interim trade deal announced by India was based on tariff rates imposed by the US on the IEEPA. The IEEPA was struck down by the US Supreme Court in February.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.