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• November to be slightly warmer than usual, predicts IMD

  Above-normal day and night temperatures will grip most of India this month alongside widespread precipitation deficits, according to weather agency projections. The anticipated dry spell threatens peninsular regions that count on the winter northeast monsoon, compounding water strains following an unusually dry October. Conversely, agricultural belts in the central, northwest, and northeast regions stand to benefit from scattered rains that will support rain-fed wheat cultivation.

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• Jeff Bezos commits $100m to alliance targeting 31,000 endangered species

  This nine-member international conservation partnership was unveiled at the COP17 United Nations biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia. The effort steps in as global government funding consistently lags behind the $200 billion annual target agreed upon in 2022. By coordinating independent grant allocations, the coalition aims to halt extinction risks through tailored local interventions.

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• SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution

  A federal judge ruled that SpaceXAI must face allegations that it operated unauthorized gas-fired combustion turbines to power its Colossus artificial intelligence data centers. The decision allows civil rights and environmental groups to proceed with legal claims targeting unpermitted emissions in Greater Memphis communities. This legal setback marks the second time in two weeks that the court has refused to terminate the Clean Air Act litigation.

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