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Representative Image (TNN) AHMEDABAD: India’s Asiatic lion population has increased by over a third to 891, according to a five-yearly census released on Wednesday, boosting efforts to conserve the vulnerable species.The Asiatic lion, which historically once roamed from the Middle East to India, is now reduced to an isolated population in a wildlife sanctuary in…

UK doing a ‘fairly good job’ on foreign policy and trade deals, economist says Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt, discusses the recent trade deals the U.K. has agreed with the U.S., India and European Union. Europe ‘will only get better,’ Cisco CEO says Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told CNBC’s Karen Tso this morning…

New Delhi: India is well-positioned to deal with the negative effects of US tariffs and global trade disruptions as domestic growth drivers and low dependence on exports anchor the economy, Moody’s Ratings said on Wednesday. In a note on India, the agency said government initiatives to boost private consumption, expand manufacturing capacity and increase infrastructure…

NEW DELHI: Delhi ranks high on the heat risk index, with 55% of its districts falling in the very high-risk category and the rest in the high-risk category. A report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said that the city had experienced rising night-time temperatures and high humidity in the last decade….

Bowl of white rice at Bamboo Sushi restaurant in San Ramon, California, January 23, 2022. Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice. Eto said on Sunday that he has never had to buy…

Polar bear biopsies to shed light on Arctic pollutants (Photo: AFP) With one foot braced on the helicopter’s landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear.The predator bolted but soon slumped into the snowdrifts, its broad frame motionless beneath the Arctic sky.The dramatic pursuit…

PLANO, Texas — The top-selling SUV in the United States will exclusively be offered as a hybrid model as part of a redesign of the RAV4 lineup, Toyota Motor announced Tuesday night. The world’s largest automaker said the 2026 Toyota RAV4 only will be offered as a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, eliminating a traditional gas…

Strong climate plans antidote to prevailing economic uncertainty: UN climate change chief (AP) NEW DELHI: UN climate change chief Simon Stiell on Tuesday said clear and strong climate plans are an antidote to the economic uncertainty gripping the world. Addressing the 2025 Nature Summit in Panama City, he said that at a time when tariffs,…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images S&P 500 futures wavered Tuesday night following a losing session on Wall Street that snapped a winning streak. Futures tied to the broad index shed 0.1%,…

What does the recent blackout tell us about renewables? (AP) At 12:33 p.m. on April 28, swathes of Spain and parts of Portugal were plunged into darkness: trains were stranded, phone and internet coverage faltered, and ATMs stopped working.The electricity blackout across the Iberian Peninsula is believed to be one of the worst in Europe’s…