Hide, find water: Former pilots detail how to survive being shot down As US and Iranian forces race to locate a crew member of a US F-15E fighter jet downed in Iran, a former Air Force pilot and rescuer eplains what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone behind…

As US and Iranian forces race to locate a crew member of a US F-15E fighter jet downed in Iran, a former Air Force pilot and rescuer eplains what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone behind enemy lines… www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

I think a lot about a quote I came across when I was researching the history of presidential science advisors.

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How an Italian oil giant's African biofuel project left farmers stranded SourceMaterial's investigation, based on interviews with 43 farmers, as well as biofuel experts, activists and lawyers, suggests the project is failing.

NEW: A Meloni-backed biofuels project is under scrutiny following a new investigation.

The investigation carried out by @source-material.org and @politico.com shows that state-backed oil company Eni is potentially harming local farmers in Kenya and threatening food security 👇
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Former bureaucrats oppose order to deploy 1,600 forest staff for Assam poll duty NEW DELHI: A group of former bureaucrats and environmentalists has sent a letter to the Assam Government and Chief Election Officer opposing the deployment of o

Former bureaucrats& #environmentalists opposed the #AssamGovt order of deployment of 1600 #forest personnel for election duty in Assam. They argue the decision contravenes directive of #SupremeCourt& administrative rules of #Election Commission of #India.
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Former bureaucrats oppose order to deploy 1,600 forest staff for Assam poll duty NEW DELHI: A group of former bureaucrats and environmentalists has sent a letter to the Assam Government and Chief Election Officer opposing the deployment of o

Former bureaucrats& #environmentalists opposed the #AssamGovt order of deployment of 1600 #forest personnel for election duty in Assam. They argue the decision contravenes directive of #SupremeCourt& administrative rules of #Election Commission of #India.
www.newindianexpress.com/states/assam...

Empörend, Israel wiederholt im Libanon die Ermordung von Journalisten, wie zuvor in Gaza. Auch Monate nach Abschluss des Waffenstillstand ist es internationalen Reportern verboten direkt aus Gaza zu berichten.

Why Spain Is Weathering Europe’s Energy Crunch Better Than Most | OilPrice.com Spain’s heavy investment in renewables and nuclear power has cushioned it from Europe’s latest energy crisis, though its model remains difficult to replicate and far from foolproof.

While most of Europe’s major economies are scrambling to mitigate the damage of skyrocketing energy prices, one nation is feeling pretty good about its prospects. Spain could be sitting pretty thanks to its enormous investment in solar energy
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."

–Justice Louis Brandeis

@MoEFCC is planning to introduce #immunocontraceptives as an experimental #population management tool for #leopards, particularly in areas with frequent human–leopard conflicts. For this,Govt plans to file a petition in Apex Court requesting to lift ban so that the experimental research can resume.

@MoEFCC is planning to introduce #immunocontraceptives as an experimental #population management tool for #leopards, particularly in areas with frequent human–leopard conflicts. For this,Govt plans to file a petition in Apex Court requesting to lift ban so that the experimental research can resume.

Holy New York.

Trump tries to shrug off No Kings protests — but is hit by astounding turnout While turnout numbers have not yet been confirmed, organizers expected more than 9 million people to attend the events nationwide. This is the third large-scale No Kings protest. Organizers said the f...

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India's #NDC3.0 is navigating #geopolitics and its commitment to fight #climatechange amid disruption in #energy supply #security, war, and U-turn by the US and its hagemony to contol #oil & #gas. India set a practical goals under #NDC to achieve target in time while meeting its #developmental need.

India’s Delayed Climate Plans Set Modest New Emissions Targets India’s long-delayed new climate policy set a modest target to cut a key emissions metric 47% by 2035, as the world’s third-largest polluter attempts to balance growing energy demand and action on glo...

14 months late, India has finally dropped its 2035 climate goals.

Reduction in emissions intensity

2030: 45%
2035: 47%

No progress within error margin?

Non-fossil power mix

2030: 50%
2035: 60%

Very easy to achieve?

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What do you think?

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All of the world's 25 most air polluted cities are located in #India, #Pakistan, and #China.
#Nieuwoudtville in South Africa was recognised as the world’s cleanest city, with an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 1.0 µg/m³. #AirPollution #IQAir

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All of the world's 25 most air polluted cities are located in #India, #Pakistan, and #China.
#Nieuwoudtville in South Africa was recognised as the world’s cleanest city, with an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 1.0 µg/m³. #AirPollution #IQAir

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A series of #dams planned over tributaries of the #ChambalRiver has threatened #environmental #flows of the river and subsequently #dolphin. conservation. @moefcc has requested suggestion from @CWCOfficial_FF how to maintain environmental flows during lean season. @WWFINDIA

A series of #dams planned over tributaries of the #ChambalRiver has threatened #environmental #flows of the river and subsequently #dolphin. conservation. @moefcc has requested suggestion from @CWCOfficial_FF how to maintain environmental flows during lean season. @WWFINDIA

Govt asks CWC to advise on continuous Chambal flows to protect dolphins NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has instructed the Central Water Commission (CWC) to provide recommendations on how t

India's #Environment Ministry has instructed the Central #Water Commission to provide advice on how to sustain #environmental #flows in the #Chambal #River during the lean season, ensuring conservation of the Ganges River #dolphin.
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The IEA's Fatih Birol has called the 2026 Iran war the greatest energy security crisis in history. The numbers behind that claim are stark.

These figures are striking but they are not directly comparable.

Here is why. 🧵

Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say.

In Scientific American. @sciam.bsky.social

No surprise, Trump is lying.

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The El Niño cometh The latest models show a much greater change of a strong – or even super – El Nino developing later this year

looks like a big ol' el niño on its way. open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

War Is Pushing Iran’s Water Supply to the Brink of Collapse Climate-fueled drought and mismanagement have left the country with a severe water shortage, and war only adds to the strain.

War creates many urgent crises at once. In Iran, there is one crisis that's more urgent than any others: water.

@lauramillan.bsky.social & @eroston.bsky.social report. 🎁🔗

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Iran is winning the war Because it’s Trump’s war, not America’s

1. I was telling you the other day that the Iranians have the president’s number. All they have to do to win this war is use enough "economic pain" to exhaust his will to fight.

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Rising heat stress has put India's 45 million garment workers at risk of losing productivity, which could lead to the loss of 35 million full-time jobs and a subsequent decline of 4.5% in India’s GDP by 2030, a new report showed. #heatstress #heat

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Top countries that import oil& gas via the #StraitofHarmuz, #Japan faces the most direct risk of disruption, due to its high share through the shipping route& its reliance on imported oil and gas. South Korea ranks 2nd most at risk, #India 3rd& #China 4th. #IranWar source: #ZeroCarbonAnalytics #Iran

Centre temporarily suspends fortified rice distribution amid shelf life concerns NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to temporarily discontinue the distribution of fortified rice under its welfare schemes following findings by a study at the I

Indian Govt has decided to temporarily discontinue the distribution of #fortified #rice under its welfare schemes following findings by @IITKgp stating low stability and shelflife of fortified #grains. @fortify_health
@mssrf @fooddeptgoi #food
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The Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) noted that 484 hectares of land is required for the project: 441.90 hectares of forest land and 42.10 hectares of non-forest land. The approval for the diversion of 441.90 hectares of forest land is currently under assessment by the ministry. Under the project, the lower dam will be 50 metres high and the upper dam 72 metres high, both located within elephant corridors. The project will generate excavation muck, solid waste from labour colonies, and construction waste.

India's #Environment Ministry's appointed committee has given nod for the diversion of 442 ha of forest land for a 1500 MW closed-loop pumped storage project in #Assam, valued at Rs 7300 cr. Meanwhile,the project shares its boundary within #Elephant #Reserve and will cause submergence of 352 ha.

Centre temporarily suspends fortified rice distribution amid shelf life concerns NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to temporarily discontinue the distribution of fortified rice under its welfare schemes following findings by a study at the I

Indian Govt has decided to temporarily discontinue the distribution of #fortified #rice under its welfare schemes following findings by @IITKgp stating low stability and shelflife of fortified #grains. @fortify_health
@mssrf @fooddeptgoi #food
www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/...

#India's #Insecticide companies are now permitted to sell products meant to control household #pests such as #cockroaches, #mosquitoes, #houseflies and #bed #bugs without a printed leaflet but only QR code is provided including precautions and possible risk.
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