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Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution crisis

By Valerie Volcovici OTTAWA (Reuters) - Whether clearing trash washing up on beaches or replacing plastic products with eco-friendly alternatives, developing countries grappling with plastic pollution

Plastic talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits

By Valerie Volcovici OTTAWA (Reuters) -With the world still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a

Vietnam coffee farmers boost irrigation but running low on water, says report

By Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) - Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta coffee, have sharply increased use of irrigation in the main producing regions of the country amid

Plastic treaty talks behind schedule amid impasse over production limits

By Valerie Volcovici OTTAWA (Reuters) - With the world still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a

Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya

MAI MAHIU, Kenya (Reuters) -Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya killed at least 45 people and injured over 110 others on Monday as floodwaters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai

5,710 forest fires in April alone — Uttarakhand’s burning problem & what’s behind it

The districts worst affected by the ongoing spell of forest fires are Nainital, which has reported 1,524 fires in 2024 so far, followed by Champawat with 1025 and Almora with 909.

Paris wheat falls as welcome rain forecast for dry Russian crops

HAMBURG/PARIS (Reuters) - Euronext wheat fell on Monday as forecasts showing some rain in parched southern Russia eased weather worries that triggered a 9% surge last week. September wheat, the most

Floods kill at least 45 in central Kenya after dam bursts

MAI MAHIU, Kenya (Reuters) -Heavy rains in central Kenya killed at least 45 people on Monday when floodwaters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai Mahiu, a government minister said. The

G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035

By Francesca Landini TURIN (Reuters) -Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries reached a deal to shut down their coal-fired power plants by 2035 at the latest, in a significant

G7 ministers to agree coal plants shutdown by 2030-2035, UK says

TURIN (Reuters) - Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries have agreed to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2030-2035, Britain's minister for Energy Security and Net Zero

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.