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India’s emissions could go up 4.6% by 2024-end, 50% chance world will breach 1.5℃ limit by 2030

Global Carbon Budget report projects that by the end of 2024, the world will emit 41.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is one billion tonnes more than that emitted in 2023.

Factbox-Finance and business deals announced at COP29 climate talks

BAKU (Reuters) - The latest round of global climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, has drawn in 60,000 delegates, including many from the worlds of business and finance. Below is a selection of the deals

Tennis-BJK Cup opening day postponed due to extreme weather alert in Spain

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) - The Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga which were due to begin on Wednesday were postponed after Spanish authorities issued a red weather alert for extreme rain and

Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost

By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BAKU (Reuters) - COP29 negotiators welcomed as an early boost to the two-week summit a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income

Europe needs more resources to tackle climate change, Greek PM says

(Reuters) - Europe is a global leader in green transition but needs more resources to tackle the impact of climate-related disasters, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. "We cannot

Delhi residents struggle with low visibility and breathlessness; AQI ‘very poor’ at 361

A dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital Wednesday morning; residents complained of eye irritation, runny nose and cough.

US NHC says 80% chance of cyclone over central Caribbean Sea

(Reuters) - A broad area of low pressure over the central Caribbean Sea has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. "

Plains All American agrees to pay about $73 million to settle California oil spill lawsuit

(Reuters) - Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill in Santa Barbara, a filing showed on Tuesday. The spill occurred

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

By Kate Abnett BAKU (Reuters) - Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting

New Jersey-New York wildfire keeps burning, fed by dry, windy conditions

By Brendan O'Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a stubborn wildfire burning in a forested stretch along

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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.