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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicAustralia bushfire

Topic: Australia bushfire

2020 could be the world’s hottest year on record, scientists say

Climate patterns like La Niña in the Pacific Ocean, occurring for the first time in 8 years, could determine whether this year will be the warmest on record.

Adani says will complete Australia coal mine despite protests, Greta Thunberg’s activism

Adani Group's Carmichael coal mine is back in focus amid Australia's bushfire crisis and Germany’s Siemens AG coming under attack for its contract to provide rail signaling systems.

A middle-east crisis as a set of royals bow out

The best cartoons of the week.

As Australia’s wildfires continue to burn, a look at the key facts of the disaster

Since September, 800 million animals and 25 people have perished, while 1,800 homes have been destroyed in the massive bush fires across Australia.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.