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UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The case is led by the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu and backed...
Indian cities need $2.4 trillion for climate infrastructure by 2050, World Bank says
The number of Indians living in cities is projected to nearly...
Red Sea crisis: Exporters holding consignments as shipping costs rise
Around 80 per cent of India's merchandise trade with Europe passes through the Red Sea and substantial trade with the US also takes this route. Both these geographies account for 34 per cent of the country's total exports New Delhi: Indian exporters are holding their...
Boeing’s legacy vanished into thin air and saving it will take years
Boeing has disclosed lapses in recent years ranging from rags and tools left in wing fuel tanks to wrongly drilled holes to loose rudder bolts. Together, these point to a common problem: the company’s once-vaunted system for building its prized 737s has been badly...
Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake video
“These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology. Request everyone to report videos, ads & apps like these in large numbers. Social Media platforms need to be alert and responsive to complaints. Swift action from their end is crucial to...
Container rates soar on concerns of prolonged Red Sea disruption, inflation
"Tanker rates will increase and futures are up this morning," said John Kartsonas, managing partner at Breakwave Advisors, who added that dry bulk remains the least affected sector. Major importers like Tesla , Geely-owned Volvo Car and Ikea already have reported...
Global fungal disease deaths doubled in a decade: Study
Though fungal disease has multiple causes, the updated mortality figures nevertheless dwarf deaths from other single pathogens, killing six times more people than malaria, and almost three times as many than tuberculosis London: The annual total of deaths from fungal...
Tesla, Volvo Car pause output as Red Sea shipping crisis deepens
Late on Thursday, Tesla told Reuters it will suspend most car production at its factory near Berlin from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, citing a lack of components after many ships were re-routed around the southern tip of Africa BERLIN/STOCKHOLM: Automakers Tesla and...
Water Risk: Maha has 2nd highest number of wells in India, but just 45% of its groundwater remains
Uttar Pradesh tops the list with over 3.9 million wells of all types, but pleasantly, Sikkim and Manipur are the only states that have no wells of any kind, while Delhi, Punjab and Chandigarh have no dug-wells, though they have borewells, as per the Centre’s official...
Cockpit window crack forces ANA Boeing flight in Japan to turn back
The crack appeared in the outermost of the four layers of window surrounding the cockpit The incident was not serious but if left unfixed could have been "pretty dangerous", an aviation expert said London: A domestic All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight in Japan has...
Red Sea Crisis: Commerce Min calls inter-ministerial meet On Jan 17 to discuss way forward on trade
The commerce ministry has also set up an internal strategic group, comprising additional secretaries of the ministry, to discuss global issues impacting the country's trade on a daily basis and prepare a strategy so that India's response can be quick and decisive The...
Ukraine in talks with Marsh on war risk insurance for air transport
Air traffic over Ukraine has been suspended since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. But Kyiv wants to reopen Boryspil International Airport just outside the capital as soon as possible once conditions permit, which it sees as a victory for Ukraine’s...