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Climate Summit Focuses on India’s Clean Energy Push and Climate Adaptation Plans

Climate Summit Focuses on India’s Clean Energy Push and Climate Adaptation Plans

The summit saw leaders outline strategies to combat climate risks, boost renewable energy, enable green infrastructure, and empower communities, emphasising India’s commitment to balancing growth with environmental stewardship. June 30, 2025. By...

Climate Science Digest: June 30, 2025

Climate Science Digest: June 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 30, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Study reveals uneven land sinking across New Orleans, raising flood-risk concerns...

China Leads the World in AI Energy Innovation

China Leads the World in AI Energy Innovation

China is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into its energy system to increase the sector’s efficiency and enhance national energy security. From managing energy storage to more accurately forecasting energy supply and demand, large...

?India?s food security at risk?: Why GTRI opposes import duty cut on US farm goods

?India?s food security at risk?: Why GTRI opposes import duty cut on US farm goods

India should retain its policy space in the agriculture sector under the proposed trade agreement with the US, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said on Monday. Any reduction in the import duties on American farm goods could compromise...

India Prime Minister Modi's State visit to Namibia confirmed

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will pay a state visit to Namibia on July 9. The Namibian Presidency confirmed that President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will host Prime Minister Modi during the visit, which is aimed at exploring new areas of...

Japanese Unicorns and Promising Startups Worth Watching

Japanese Unicorns and Promising Startups Worth Watching

All the myths go that Japan is slow to accept startups. While long-time household names like Sony, Toyota, and Panasonic have dominated the landscape, a quiet revolution is sweeping across the innovation economy. Japanese startups no longer exist...

Climate Mobility in Focus: Highlights From MR2025

Climate Mobility in Focus: Highlights From MR2025

In mid-June, over 400 academics, policymakers and practitioners attended MR2025: Mobility, Adaptation, and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate, hosted by the Columbia Climate School in partnership with the Global Centre for Climate Mobility and the...

China's emissions reductions could be the biggest climate story of the year

China's emissions reductions could be the biggest climate story of the year

Tim Daiss has been an energy markets, sustainability and geopolitical journalist and analyst in the Asia-Pacific region for the past 15 years. First, the good news. Mostly due to clean energy production, China's total CO2 emissions have decreased,...

Asia is warming twice as fast as rest of the globe

Asia is warming twice as fast as rest of the globe

In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that month. The following month, it was the same—and then again in August. And September. And November. While there are records which exist to be broken—Olympic ones, for example—these...

China’s Tsinghua University Launches First Scholarship Program for Moroccan, Arab Students

China’s Tsinghua University Launches First Scholarship Program for Moroccan, Arab Students

Marrakech – A historic scholarship program targeting Arab students, including Moroccans, was officially launched at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University on Thursday, June 26. The Hazem Ben-Gacem Scholarship Program will provide world-class...

China firmly opposes forced closure of Hikvision's business in Canada: commerce ministry

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes Canada's order to cease the operations of Chinese firm Hikvision in Canada, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday. China has noticed that the Canadian side has...

China’s home appliance giant empowers local talent, fuels industrial growth in Egypt

China’s home appliance giant empowers local talent, fuels industrial growth in Egypt

Staff members work at the workshop of Haier Egypt Electric Appliances Co. Limited at Haier Egypt Ecological Park, in Sharqia Province, Egypt, June 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai) CAIRO (July 1): Tarek Baligh, a 27-year-old graduate in Chinese...

India provide Jasprit Bumrah fitness update for second Test against England

India provide Jasprit Bumrah fitness update for second Test against England

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India’s Indus Treaty stance rejected at SCO, Pakistan’s position gains global support: Khawaja Asif

India’s Indus Treaty stance rejected at SCO, Pakistan’s position gains global support: Khawaja Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that India’s misleading position on the Indus Waters Treaty has not found support in the international community, reiterating that the treaty cannot be suspended unilaterally. Addressing the media after the...

India News | MP: Incineration of 337 Tonnes Union Carbide Waste Concludes at Pithampur Factory

India News | MP: Incineration of 337 Tonnes Union Carbide Waste Concludes at Pithampur Factory

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): The incineration of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy has been completed at a waste disposal factory in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district in the early hours of...

India | Jun 30, 2025 | 10 min read President Murmu calls for chemical-free, low-cost treatments for better animal healthcare

India | Jun 30, 2025 | 10 min read President Murmu calls for chemical-free, low-cost treatments for better animal healthcare

News India Speaking at a convocation ceremony of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) at Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, the President stressed the need for conservation of animal species, which is crucial for biodiversity and the health of...

India News | Delhi Police Bust Godown with 94,000 Foreign-made Illicit Cigarette Packs, 2 Arrested

India News | Delhi Police Bust Godown with 94,000 Foreign-made Illicit Cigarette Packs, 2 Arrested

New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): In a major crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade, the Delhi Police's Operations Cell in South West District has busted a godown storing banned tobacco products and arrested two men involved in its distribution,...

Chinese Male Nursing Undergraduates’ Experience of Learning Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing: A Qualitative Study

Chinese Male Nursing Undergraduates’ Experience of Learning Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing: A Qualitative Study

Introduction Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing (OB-GYN) originates from the growing interest in prenatal, postpartum, and reproductive healthcare. It is a specialized discipline that focuses on the care of women, addressing their health needs from...

China's biggest coffee chain opens first US locations

China's biggest coffee chain opens first US locations

Luckin Coffee teased the arrival of the New York City stores in mid-June on social media. WASHINGTON — Luckin Coffee, the fast-growing Chinese coffee chain that dethroned Starbucks in its home market, is making its debut in the U.S. with two new...

China Eases Ban on Japanese Seafood, But Fukushima, Tokyo Still Excluded Over Nuclear Water Concerns

China Eases Ban on Japanese Seafood, But Fukushima, Tokyo Still Excluded Over Nuclear Water Concerns

China has partially lifted its ban on seafood imports from Japan, easing restrictions imposed in 2023 over environmental concerns tied to the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. The decision, announced by China’s...

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