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Methane-monitoring satellites that zoom in on sources of the climate-warming gas show that landfills contributed to more than 25% of methane emissions in Mumbai and 6% in Delhi. In Pune, isotopic studies, which rely on methane’s atomic make-up, point to significant landfill emissions of methane and a potential natural ...

Countries that participated in this year's UN climate summit (COP27) in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh agreed on Sunday to set up a "loss and damage" fund to help developing and climate-vulnerable countries overcome the devastating effects of worsening weather extremes. The agreement was struck despite initial resistance ...

A US$450 million package to maintain and upgrade Pakistan’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets has analysts questioning Washington’s motives – and whether China was part of the reason the US decided to go ahead with the deal. Source link

World leaders will gather this week in New York to address the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The war in Ukraine, climate change and nuclear disarmament are likely to dominate speeches and discussions during the annual gathering that starts on Tuesday at the UN headquarters. ...

If you are a contractor in Ontario, you know contractors’ insurance is necessary to operate your business. But does your insurance policy vary based on what kind of contractor you are? What types of insurance are recommended for electrical contractors in Ontario? Contractor and construction liability insurance is used ...

In November 2014, two months after heavy floods wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir, Mir went to New Delhi, where he gave an interview for a job in Saudi Arabia. According to the family, Mir was selected for a job as a supervisor at Noodles International Trading Company, a ...

#Pakistan News Nowhere in the world has Islamophobia as dangerously manifested as it has in India today. Well-known academic and Islamophobia specialist Khaled Beydoun has categorically described India as the “epicenter of global Islamophobia.” This is not just because of the frequency of Islamophic attacks – a daily occurrence ...

BEIJING — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting the South Pacific with a 20-person delegation this week in a display of Beijing’s growing military and diplomatic presence in the region. The U.S. has traditionally been the area’s major power, but China has been pursuing inroads, particularly with the ...

Bhubaneswar: Every year, as a cyclone looms over a region, its name becomes a cause of intrigue for many, who wonder why and how is the storm christened. With Cyclone Asani — a name given by Sri Lanka that means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese — formed in the Bay of ...

NEW DELHI: Imran Khan on Sunday managed to extend his stay on the political pitch after surviving a move to oust him as Pakistan's prime minister. Khan, who was facing a tight no-trust vote in the National Assembly (NA), got a reprieve when deputy speaker Qasim Suri dismissed the ...