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Topic: Arctic

Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ skull in China could add new species to human family tree

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

Global ice melt accelerating at record rate, finds new study

Sandhya Ramesh -
First study to analyse the total ice melt on Earth shows ice loss of 28 trillion tonnes between the years 1994 and 2017.

Zombie fires, giant craters, melting poles — here’s all that’s going wrong in the Arctic

Johnny Wood -
Record-high Arctic carbon emissions in 2019 have been eclipsed by this year’s summer fires, which have pushed the region’s emissions more than a third higher.

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years. That’s bad news

Julie Brigham-Grette -
Three million years ago, the earth was hot, there was abundant CO2 in the air and humans didn’t exist.

India needs an Arctic strategy urgently, before its opportunities melt away

Aditya Ramanathan -
Russia and China have revamped military facilities in the Arctic, and China plans a Polar Silk Road.

Chinese military expanding reach into Arctic region as part of ‘Polar Silk Road’: Pentagon

Tony Capaccio -
The Pentagon cited the potential deployment of nuclear-armed Chinese submarines to the polar region as one area of US concern.

China is joining the rush for Arctic riches

James Stavridis -
Melting Arctic ice will give China access to 100 billion barrels of oil & create shipping routes, necessary for its One Belt One Road project.

Climate change is accelerating, says another UN report. Here’s why

Pushp Bajaj -
A new UN report says climate change is occurring at an increasing rate and its consequences are affecting people on every continent.

Sophisticated ancient Mayan cities uncovered in Guatemala

Sandhya Ramesh -
Laser mapping shows new images of underground ancient Mayan complex.

42,000-year-old worms may take us a step closer to human cryofreezing

Sandhya Ramesh -
The Siberian cold sets the stage for excellent preservation, and scientists flock to the region to dig into Earth’s archives.
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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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