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Florida’s Atlantic coast prepares for Storm Nicole

(Reuters) - Millions of Floridians were on an emergency footing on Tuesday as a subtropical storm steamed toward the state's Atlantic coast, threatening to drive a dangerous storm surge in the area

UN experts at COP27: Corporate climate pledges rife with greenwashing

By Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Promises by companies, banks and cities to achieve net zero emissions often amount to little more than greenwashing, according to a UN expert group

World Bank will host facility for climate disaster risk – Malpass

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - The World Bank will host a new facility that will help countries that suffer heavy economic loss due to climate change-driven disasters, its president David Malpass

COP27: UAE and Egypt agree to build one of world’s biggest wind farms

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - The presidents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday to develop one of the world's largest onshore wind

Mauritania and BP to explore green hydrogen projects

LONDON (Reuters) - BP has signed an agreement with Mauritania to explore ways to develop low-carbon hydrogen on a large scale in the West African country, the British energy company said on Tuesday.

COP27: Small island nations want Big Oil to pay up for climate damage

By William James and Richard Valdmanis SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Small island nations suffering the brunt of climate change want Big Oil to pay for mounting damage from ocean storms and

COP27: What they are saying at the climate summit

(Reuters) - World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt, where they hope to keep alive a goal to avert the worst impacts of

Farmers cite lack of options as stubble burning turns air toxic in northern India

By Sunil Kataria and Tanvi Mehta KHAMANON, India (Reuters) - Smoke billows out of the fields in India's Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding

Australian regulator investigating more firms for ‘greenwashing’

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's corporate watchdog is investigating several companies and financial institutions for "greenwashing", or exaggerated claims regarding environment-friendly investment and

COP27: Bhupender Yadav showcases India’s disaster preparedness at launch of early warning system

WMO's Early Warnings For All plan helps us in ensuring timely response to natural hazards, Yadav said. He also spoke about India's green hydrogen mission on sidelines of COP27.

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.