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Sunday, February 22, 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

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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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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.