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How courtrooms across the world could unleash the next wave of green investing

A trial in Australia offers an early test of whether money managers have a fiduciary duty to help combat the ravages of a warmer planet.

This Avengers star helped the Tasmanian Devil return to Australia’s wildlife

Tasmanian Devils were originally wiped out from the mainland after being hunted by dingoes & have now returned to Australia’s mainland after 3,000 years.

This Australian city has bleak lessons for world on the costs of a stringent lockdown

The city of 5 million people Wednesday emerged from one of the world’s strictest lockdowns that shuttered businesses and confined residents to their homes for over 3 months.

China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ should push like-minded countries to work together, says US

Ahead of the 2+2 ministerial meet in Delhi next week, the Trump administration says Quad is neither an alliance nor an exclusive grouping.

Quad is in keeping with times and rise of India is good for the world, says S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on the evolving landscape of a multipolar world at the 'Quad' online conference organised by Public Affairs Forum of India Friday.

‘Invaluable’ addition — US Senators welcome inclusion of Australia in Malabar naval exercise

Malabar naval exercise was started in 1992 between Indian Navy and US Navy. Japan joined in 2015. Talks had been on for over a decade to include Australia.

Australia will finally rejoin Malabar exercise, add muscle to Quad & send message to China

Australia's decision to rejoin the annual maritime exercise held by India, US and Japan indicates a hardening of stance by Canberra against China's aggression.

Quad must be built on agendas, not emotions. Can’t afford to become another NATO

Jaishankar described the Tokyo Quad meet as ‘consultations’. It needs more than China to become a regional institution.

Last month was hottest September globally in recorded history

This is an alarming indication of the ongoing climate emergency wherein human emissions are causing global temperatures to rise, say scientists.

Jaishankar’s bland speech at Quad said nothing. But look at the naval ties India is forging

China may call the Quad a ‘mini Nato’ but India is still gambling on it — while also buying weapons and aircraft.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?