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Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears

By Mei Mei Chu, David Kirton and Liz Lee QINGYUAN, China (Reuters) -Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China's densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking

Return of colonial-era statue to Congo fuels environmental revival

By Benoit Nyemba LUSANGA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Joyful singing and cheers echoed around the hills surrounding a small village in western Democratic Republic of Congo as a procession emerged

UK’s Thames Water proposes spending more on environmental projects

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Thames Water has proposed spending an additional 1.1 billion pounds ($1.36 billion) on environmental projects over the next five years, in an updated

UK’s struggling Thames Water proposes spending more on environmental improvements

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Thames Water has proposed spending an additional 1.1 billion pounds ($1.36 billion) on environmental projects over the next five years, in an updated

Mongolia signs landmark climate finance deal for its grasslands

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Mongolia's government and a coalition of partners have signed a nature finance agreement aimed at protecting 35.6 million acres (144,000 square km) of the country's

Britain’s Thames Water proposes bigger spend on environment

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Thames Water, which is fighting for survival, said it proposed spending an additional 1.1 billion pounds ($1.36 billion) on environmental projects over the next five years

Rescuers race to reach those trapped by floods in China’s Guangdong

BEIJING (Reuters) - Rescuers on boats in China's flood-ravaged Guangdong province raced to evacuate trapped residents, carrying some elderly people by piggyback from their homes and deploying

Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus

Explainer-What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks?

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Global leaders will gather in Canada's capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution by the end of

Above-normal rainfall, or is it? Why monsoon forecast remains a challenge for IMD

Low predictability, local reasons make monsoon hard to predict, especially in long-range forecasts. While IMD has some of the world's best models and technology, it might not be enough.

On Camera

NTA was supposed to rescue exams from ‘Munna Bhais’. Now it’s part of the problem

National Testing Agency’s charter is to assess the 'competence of candidates' for admission and recruitment, but NEET and UGC-NET firestorms have put its own competency in question.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.