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‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut -UN chief

By David Stanway (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment

U.N. chief urges faster shift to ‘net zero’ after report highlights climate threat

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on rich nations to accelerate their shift to "net zero" emissions on Monday after a new assessment from scientists warned there was little

Equitable climate action needed to secure future, says IPCC in latest report

Report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphasises disproportionate effects on most vulnerable populations. Rapid & deep emissions cuts needed by 2030, it says.

Vietnam seizes 7 tonnes ivory in largest wildlife smuggling case in years

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said. Trade in ivory is illegal

Activity deep in Earth affects the global magnetic field

Leeds , March 20 (ANI): Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are...

Vietnam seizes 7 tonnes of African ivory in largest wildlife smuggling haul in years

This followed the finding of more than 600 kilograms of African ivory last month at the city's Lach Huyen Port.

In case affecting oil, Norway Supreme Court says EU ships cannot fish Arctic snow crab

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that EU ships cannot fish for snow crab off the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, in a case also deciding who has the right to explore for oil

Cyclone Freddy teaches deadly lessons on storm warnings, city sprawl

By Frank Phiri, Manuel Mucari and Carien du Plessis BLANTYRE/MAPUTO (Reuters) - Days before Cyclone Freddy struck Mozambique on March 11 for the second time, cars with loudhailers moved through the

Mexican state seeks to punish Pemex for emissions from refinery

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's northern state Nuevo Leon on Sunday warned that it would seek penalties for state oil company Pemex after a dramatic increase in visible emissions from its Cadereyta

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 12 deaths reported

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -At least 12 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, causing structural damage to

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.