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Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

By Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - The deputy director of Chad's National Meteorological Agency waggled his finger up and down to demonstrate how a motionless humidity

Brazil’s Tocantins state to offer $430 million in carbon credits

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian state that straddles the frontier of the Amazon jungle is pursuing the sale of more than 2.5 billion reais ($430.16 million) in carbon credits related

Argentina withdraws from COP29 negotiations at Baku, triggers concerns over Paris Accords’ stability

Though there's no official confirmation, several Argentine media outlets report it was the nation's climate change-denialist President Javier Milei who ordered delegation to withdraw.

Russian rescuers return a beached killer whale to sea

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian rescuers returned a young female killer whale to the Sea of Okhotsk on Thursday after the orca beached in the far east, the emergency situations ministry said. Video

Toxic smog blankets north India, cuts off visibility; Delhi pollution ranks ‘severe’ 2nd day in a row

Farm fires to clear fields of paddy stubble in preparation for planting of wheat in the north has risen steadily this week to almost 2,300 on Wednesday from 1,200 Monday.

Three days, little progress: Overly lengthy climate finance draft emerges at COP29

The draft, which was condensed down to 9 pages in October, is back to 34 pages with repetitions, duplications, and 'everything everyone wanted'.

Equinor to report Greenpeace to police after protest at CEO’s home

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil major Equinor will report Greenpeace to police after the environmental group protested at the home of its CEO Anders Opedal by dumping debris from recent floods in

NYT report echoes Okhla residents’ fears of health risk posed by waste plant. CPCB says ‘panic unnecessary’

In 2016, country's apex pollution watchdog told NGT that plant was ‘safe’. Four years on, its report said presence of metals in bottom ash & fly ash mostly 'below detection levels'.

IMF urged to cash in on gold price to help poor countries hit by climate change

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund should sell 4% of its gold to help offer debt relief to low income countries devastated by climate-related catastrophes, a study

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Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

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.