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US Senate confirms fracking company CEO Chris Wright as Trump's energy secretary

The vote was 59-38, with seven Democrats and one Independent, who caucuses with Democrats, crossing the aisle.

Chris Wright will be President Donald Trump's new energy secretary(REUTERS)
Published on Feb 04, 2025 07:10 AM IST
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Former Brazilian envoy to India named as COP30 president

The announcement came at a time of major disruption as the world’s largest historical polluter, the US announced that it will withdraw from Paris climate pact

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) shakes hands with Brazil's Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago after naming him as President of the UN climate conference COP30, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on Tuesday. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 11:22 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

5 out of 6 climate trackers show ’24 crossed 1.5°C mark

To be sure, Friday’s release does not come as a surprise. It has been known for some time that 2024 would breach the threshold mentioned in the Paris accord

Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water shortages and heatstroke. 2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 03:35 AM IST
ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Absolutely the best books by women in 2024

Wars and genocide raging and women’s rights from Afghanistan to the US under attack.

The Many Lives of Syeda X
Published on Dec 08, 2024 08:15 AM IST

India makes history at COP29, rejects NCQG decision, speaks up for Global South

India was the first to reject the decision because it doesn't reflect the priorities of the Global South

A man uses his laptop as he sits near the COP29 United Nations climate change conference pavilion, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. (REUTERS)
Published on Nov 24, 2024 10:00 AM IST
ByJayashree Nandi
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