New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth.
India's capital New Delhi frequently ranks among the world's most polluted cities. Each winter, vehicle and factory emissions couple with farm fires from surrounding states to blanket the city in a dystopian haze.
Acrid smog th
Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
The failure of UN climate negotiations to double down on a global pledge to move away from planet-heating fossil fuels on Sunday was decried by experts as a "worrying" setback to global progress on curbing warming.
Nearly 200 nations spent much of COP29 in Azerbaijan locking horns over a tough-fought finance pact that was finally approved in the early hours of Sunday.
But countries also
Baku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Rich countries' promise of $300 billion a year in climate finance brought fury at talks in Baku from poor nations that found it too paltry, but it also shows a shift in global political realities.
The two-week marathon COP29 climate conference opened days after the decisive victory in the US presidential election of Donald Trump, a sceptic both of climate change and foreign aid.
In the n
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Amid the inexorable shift toward more electric vehicles, oil and gas producers are looking increasingly to plastics to help keep them afloat, even if that sector faces challenges of its own.
Plastics and chemical products now account for 15 percent of world demand for the refined petroleum products used to make them.
But as "robust growth" continues, that should rise to 25 percent by 205
Sydney (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Australian police arrested 170 climate activists over the weekend after their floating blockade briefly disrupted activity at one of the world's largest coal ports.
The fleet of kayaks, paddle boards and inflatable boats blocked the entrance to the Port of Newcastle, which exports millions of tonnes of coal each year.
Police said on Sunday evening that 156 adults and 14 youths had been
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 25, 2024
The European Union on Monday formally launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization against China's move to impose anti-dumping measures on brandy imported from the bloc.
Beijing's move last month appeared to be a tit-for-tat measure against Brussels after the EU imposed hefty additional import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles.
"This step reflects the EU's firmly held vie
Alexandria, United States (AFP) Nov 25, 2024
Google and the US government faced off in a federal court on Monday, as each side delivered closing arguments in a case revolving around the technology giant's alleged unfair domination of online advertising.
The trial in a Virginia federal court is Google's second US antitrust case now under way as the US government tries to rein in the power of big tech.
In a separate trial, a Washingt
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
Acoustic metamaterials - architected materials that have tailored geometries designed to control the propagation of acoustic or elastic waves through a medium - have been studied extensively through computational and theoretical methods. Physical realizations of these materials to date have been restricted to large sizes and low frequencies.
"The multifunctionality of metamaterials - being
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
The rapid spread of human development into natural landscapes has significantly expanded the wildland-urban interface (WUI), increasing wildfire risks globally, a recent study indicates.
A team led by Prof. WANG Jianghao at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed changes in global WUI from 2000 to 2020. Their findings highl
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
A comprehensive review from Jamia Millia Islamia University and collaborating institutions explores critical challenges and emerging advancements in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. The study, published in 'Energy Storage and Saving' (DOI: 10.1016/j.enss.2024.09.002), evaluates the limitations and opportunities of current and next-generation batteries, including lithium-ion, solid-state
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
MIT is co-leading an effort to enable the development of two new large-scale renewable energy projects in regions with carbon-intensive electrical grids: Big Elm Solar in Bell County, Texas, came online this year, and the Bowman Wind Project in Bowman County, North Dakota, is expected to be operational in 2026. Together, they will add a combined 408 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy capacit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
Advancing the promise of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, University of Wisconsin - Madison researchers have designed a water-soluble chemical additive to improve bromide-based aqueous flow batteries. This innovation addresses critical challenges in energy storage, paving the way for safer and more cost-effective solutions.
"Bromide-based aqueous flow batteries are a promising
Joel Russo was jailed for a minimum of 17 years after he dragged a jogger into Merri Creek and raped her for hours in 2019.
Swiggy shares rose 4% after UBS initiated coverage with a 'buy' rating and target price of Rs 515, citing growth potential in online food delivery and quick commerce amid improving margins.
ISLAMABAD: The third meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Monday nominated by majority Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha to head the nine-judge constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC), established under the 26th Constitutional Amendment.
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An MLB heavyweight appears to be out of the running to sign Juan Soto, as one of his other suitors has positioned themselves as the 'clear favorite' to sign one of the best players in baseball.
Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Derrick Henry rushed for 140 yards, and Baltimore coach John Harbaugh improved to 3-0 against his brother as the Ravens beat Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers 30-23
The Bank of Japan is watching service-sector inflation for clues on whether demand-driven price gains are broadening enough to justify further raising interest rates.
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The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 172.85 points at 79937.0
The former couple divorced in 2022. They previously filed for divorce in 2010 and 2013, but reconciled both times.
Bhattacharya, widely tipped to be chosen by Donald Trump as the next director of the National Institutes of Health, has attacked the WSWS for exposing his anti-public-health views.
