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In the Amazon, an Indigenous trek marks territory where Brazil is absent

By Adriano Machado ITAITUBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Fifty Munduruku warriors hack their way with machetes through the undergrowth of the Amazon rainforest, marking the borders of their ancestral lands to

CSE report finds high ground-level ozone in 10 Indian metros between 2020-2024, ‘green areas’ hotspots

Report by Delhi think tank Centre for Science & Environment found ozone levels also increased in non-metropolitan areas compared to last yr & persisted beyond summer months.

Hungary’s white wine under threat as heatwave forces early harvest

By Krisztina Fenyo, Anita Komuves and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's hottest July on record has forced some of the country's winemakers to start harvesting grapes in early August, up

France reports bluetongue disease outbreak near Belgian border

PARIS (Reuters) -France has reported an outbreak of bluetongue disease on a farm near the Belgian border, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday. Bluetongue, spread by

Poland drafting plan to reduce Oder river salinity, minister says

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish climate ministry and mining companies are working on a plan to build desalination installations to improve the quality of water in the Oder and avoid a repeat of a mass

France reports bluetongue outbreak near Belgian border, the WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) - France has reported an outbreak of bluetongue disease on a farm near the Belgian border, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday. Bluetongue disease can be

84% of Indian districts prone to heatwaves, most of these also see extreme rainfall events

Report ‘Managing Monsoons in a Warming Climate’ by IPE Global & Esri India says frequency, intensity & unpredictability of extreme heat, rainfall events have also risen in recent decades.

Storm Debby inundates coastal Georgia, South Carolina

By Rich McKay and Tyler Clifford ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain that could bring "catastrophic flooding" to Charleston,

Environmental groups sue Suncor for Colorado refinery pollution

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy on Tuesday, alleging that pollution from the company's Commerce City refinery in Colorado has resulted in

Wildfire torches hillside homes in southern California

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the southern California city of San Bernardino burned several homes and forced evacuations before it was brought under control on

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?