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Olympics-Mega-sports events caught on horns of climate change dilemma

By Lori Ewing PARIS (Reuters) - A leading sports ecologist believes the climate crisis has left organisers of mega-sporting events like the Olympics facing a truth uncomfortable enough to make them

In Olympic village, heat tests limits of organisers’ green ambitions

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris 2024 organisers had hoped their innovative self-cooling Olympic Village apartments would make air conditioning redundant, helping them to deliver the

Prosecutors press Brazil regulators on Petrobras license to drill near Amazon mouth

By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors, who have recommended that environmental agency Ibama block drilling by state-run oil company Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon

Raging California wildfire grows bigger than city of Los Angeles

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The largest wildfire in the U.S. swelled to nearly 600 square miles on Tuesday morning, bigger than the city of Los Angeles, fire officials in California said, as thousands

Wildfires rage in Greece and Balkans after weeks of scorching weather

By Giorgos Moutafis and Ivana Sekularac EVIA, Greece/BELGRADE (Reuters) -Wildfires fanned by strong winds raged in parts of Greece and the Balkans on Tuesday, burning forests and homes while forcing

Wildfires rage in Greece and the Balkans after weeks of scorching weather

By Giorgos Moutafis and Ivana Sekularac EVIA, Greece/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Wildfires fanned by strong winds raged in parts of Greece and the Balkans on Tuesday, burning forests and homes, and forcing

Olympics-Water breaks, fans and ice as Paris heatwave forces tweaks to the Games

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) - Tennis and soccer players are allowed water breaks, BMX riders sit under umbrellas in between runs and horses are being monitored with

Environment funds collected by pollution board in past 5 yrs largely unused, reveals govt response

According to the response, the CPCB received Rs. 422.56 crore as EPC funds between 2019 and 2024. Of this, Rs. 99.29 crore has been utilised for environmental protection activities.

Forest fires rage near Albanian coastal town, spurring evacuations

SHENGJIN, Albania (Reuters) - Albanian firefighters and soldiers battled to control spreading forest fires near the coastal town of Shengjin on Tuesday, prompting authorities to evacuate residents.

India Inc far from meeting clean energy, decarbonisation goals, finds think tank

Over 35 Indian firms have committed to climate action since Paris Agreement but analysis by CRH finds 'massive gap between companies’ renewable energy commitments & actions'.

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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?