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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

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

Faisal Mahmud -
The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

Not just Nehru, even Hindutva stems from Macaulay legacy

India has a geopolitical trilemma with Afghanistan. It’s not a good vs evil choice

Economy

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

Mrinalini Dhyani -
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Defence

Emergency procurement done, India & US working on co-manufacturing Javelin anti-tank missiles

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Government of India has requested to buy up to 216 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles too. Excalibur artillery munition was used in Op Sindoor against Pakistan.

National Interest

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Shekhar Gupta -
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.

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