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What’s bottom trawling, the new flashpoint between India-Sri Lanka, and why it’s still rampant in India

While India has seasonal bans on trawling and adheres to international guidelines that prohibit ‘destructive fishing activities’, it is still rampantly practised by Indian fishermen.

Magnitude 4.6 quake lightly rattles Los Angeles

(Reuters) -A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern California northwest of Los Angeles on Friday, rattling a wide area around the nation's second-most populous city, the U.S. Geological Survey (

US government announces intent to fund methane reduction projects

(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of intent on Friday to help fund projects aimed at reducing methane emissions from the

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes southern California -GFZ

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern California on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was 10 km (6.2 miles) below the Earth's surface, GFZ said.

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Pahala, Hawaii – USGS

(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the small town of Pahala on the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, revised from an initial magnitude of 6.3

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Naalehu, Hawaii, region -USGS

(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck the Naalehu, Hawaii, region on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the USGS

EU countries back truck emissions law after German hold-up

By Kate Abnett and Markus Wacket BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries voted to pass a law to reduce emissions from trucks on Friday, after late demands by Germany had threatened to sink the

Ravaged by wildfires, Chile’s national botanic garden seeks to regrow

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - After deadly fast-moving wildfires tore through central Chile, killing at least 131 people last week, most of the country's National Botanic Garden in the coastal city of Vina del

Solar company CubicPV scraps plans for US silicon wafer factory

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Solar energy equipment manufacturer CubicPV on Thursday said it had scrapped plans to build a major U.S. silicon wafer factory, citing a collapse in product prices and

Canada regulator orders Trans Mountain to address deficiencies after B.C. flooding

By Ismail Shakil and Nia Williams OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has ordered the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to address environmental deficiencies and

On Camera

Being Dalit on a dating app. Upper caste men only want to argue over reservation, EWS

My Instagram bio reads ‘Namasudra Dalit, West Bengal’. But around 10 men – whom I had added from dating apps – unfollowed and blocked me after learning about my identity.

Indian airlines are on path to capture 50% of market for international travel to & from the country

Adding new routes and more aircraft, Indian airlines are now looking to cash in on the post-pandemic surge in international travellers.

Spain denies port of call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.