As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energyGlobal conflicts are disrupting fossil fuel supplies. This instability may push nations towards homegrown renewable energy for greater secu...
10 Mar, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Rubio gets nostalgic in imperial cosplayMarco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference. His remarks reflected a nostalgic view of Western dominance. He spoke of ...
15 Feb, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
Trump plans massive expansion of offshore oil drillingPresident Donald Trump's administration is planning to open up millions of square miles (kilometers) of US coastal waters to oil and gas dr...
21 Nov, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
AI-generated disinformation tactics spotted ahead of COP30A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinform...
06 Nov, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
As Brazil readies for COP30 climate talks, finance ministers offer plan for $1.3 trillion in yearly financeFinance ministers proposed scaling climate finance to $1.3 trillion annually, a key demand for developing nations ahead of COP30. The repor...
16 Oct, 2025, 10.51 AM IST
Not Trump, Brazilian President Lula da Silva says he will call PM Modi instead for trade talksBrazil's President Lula da Silva rejects direct talks with U.S. President Trump after a 50% tariff was imposed on Brazilian goods. Lula pla...
13 Aug, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
World Bank and IMF climate snub 'worrying': COP29 presidencyUN climate talks host nations are concerned about climate funding. Developed nations need funds to switch to renewable energy. Rich nations...
20 Jun, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
Leaders of France, Britain head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon UkraineFrench President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are visiting Washington to urge President Donald Trump not to abandon U...
23 Feb, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Emmy-winning star Andre Braugher passes away at 61Braugher won two career Emmys from 11 nominations.
13 Dec, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
UAE COP28 chief says fossil fuels must be part of climate dealThe Emirati host of the UN climate conference said Thursday that fossil fuels must be part of any deal as the crucial negotiations on globa...
30 Nov, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talksThe UN and hosts the United Arab Emirates say these talks, known as COP28, will be the most important since Paris in 2015, when nations agr...
30 Nov, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
4 out of 5 glaciers may be lost by 2100: StudyEven in a best-case, low-emissions scenario, where the increase in global mean temperature is limited to +1.5 degrees Celsius relative to p...
06 Jan, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
COP27: UN climate talks to focus on funding for loss & damagesThe agreement to recognise financing for irreversible and unadaptable impacts, loss and damage as an issue for discussion marks the culmina...
09 Nov, 2022, 09.09 AM IST
US SEC chair says much to be done to protect crypto investorsHis comments came after last week's spectacular collapse of TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin that lost its 1-to-1 dollar peg.
17 May, 2022, 07.29 AM IST
China hits back after Biden criticises Xi's COP26 no-showXi -- who leads the planet's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change -- has not travelled outside of China s...
03 Nov, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
Australian PM Scott Morrison refuses to commit to phasing out fossil fuelsAustralia, the world's top coal and a major gas exporter, is under growing pressure to come up with emissions reduction targets ahead of No...
26 Sep, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
Recession creates 50,000 police jobs as crime graph soarsEconomic downturn has wiped off thousands of jobs from hundreds of the American companies, but the same crisis has prompted the US administ...
27 Feb, 2009, 03.04 PM IST