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SNB says climate change matter for politics, not central banks

BERN (Reuters) - Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday.

Climate change a matter for politicians, not central banks: SNB

BERN (Reuters) - Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday.

Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank’s shareholder meeting over its investments

By John Revill BERN (Reuters) - Climate campaigners picketed the Swiss National Bank's shareholders meeting on Friday to protest against the central bank's investments in companies they say damage the

South America weather experts see La Nina, El Nino frequency rising

LIMA (Reuters) - The climate phenomena known as El Nino and La Nina, which bring waves of heat, cold, rain or drought, will be more frequent and extreme in coming years, after South America suffered

Explainer-New EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized new regulations targeting pollution from power plants, including a landmark rule that requires sweeping

Biden administration sets landmark rules to clean up US power sector

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced final rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that it says could cut

US environmental regulator revamps rules to clean up power sector

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced it has finalized rules for power plants, that it says could cut over 1 billion metric tons from

Oil, chemical industry lobbyists flood UN talks on cutting plastic pollution

By Valerie Volcovici and Gloria Dickie OTTAWA (Reuters) -Nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists plan to join this week's United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb

Bangladesh to reopen schools despite heatwave

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen schools from next week despite a brutal heatwave sweeping the country that has seen temperatures soar to 43 degrees Celsius (109°F), officials

Emperor penguins suffered mass breeding failures in 2023 amid record low sea ice

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Record low sea ice in late 2023 led to breeding failures in one-fifth of Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies, scientists with the British Antarctic Survey said on

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Congress is still a sarkari party after 10 years of BJP rule. It’s got no ground game

Successful mobilisation projects require an extraordinary mobiliser and a deeply committed mobilisation infrastructure. In PM Modi, the BJP has had such a mobiliser.

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

‘Joint culture needed first’ — CDS Gen Chauhan outlines first steps on the road to theaterisation

ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?