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TopicAntarctica

Topic: Antarctica

200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica — then the ice and water became red with blood

Daniella McCahey -
Almost immediately, Antarctica became a lucrative continent for profit-making.

Bacteria could help extract minerals from rocks on Mars and Moon, study says

Mohana Basu -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

90-million-year-old rainforest & 3 human-like species living side-by-side in ancient Africa

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Antarctica temperature crosses 20 degrees Celsius for first time in history

Sandhya Ramesh -
Antarctica recorded 20.75 degrees Celsius a week after another temperature record of 18.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in the continent.

India extracts its largest sediment core from latest Antarctic mission in Southern Ocean

Sandhya Ramesh -
The 18-institution team on board research vessel S.A. Agulhas aims to study the effects of the ongoing global heating on the Southern Ocean.

An iceberg larger than the size of Delhi is set to break away from Antarctica

Mohana Basu -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

IIT-Hyderabad researchers trace Antarctic fungi for cheaper leukaemia treatment

Sandhya Ramesh -
Acute Lymphoblastic/Lymphocytic Leukaemia is the most common kind of childhood cancer, which can prove fatal within a year.

Record-setting weather extremes see America shiver as Australians burn

Aastha Singh -
The National Weather Service warns that even 5-minute exposure to the cold could cause frostbite as reports emerge that Apple knew of Facetime bug.

Over 30 officials resigned or were forced to leave under Trump: Chinese state media

Anagha Deshpande -
American explorer becomes first to cross Antarctica unaided and Japan to restart commercial whaling

60% of life on Earth is lost, and 6 other science discoveries of 2018

Sandhya Ramesh -
In 2018, humans found out that evolution of complex life happened far before we thought, and memory can be ‘transplanted’ between organisms.
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Opinion

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Shailaja Bajpai -
Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

The world’s biggest trade deal is in the making. India and EU must close it now

Economy

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Udit Bubna -
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

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