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Australian bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction

We estimate most of the range and population of between 20 and 100 threatened species will have been burnt. But we won't know till the fire stops burning.

24 killed, over 6 million hectares of land burned in Australia ongoing bushfire crisis

This season saw the worst damages across the state with almost 2,000 homes damaged so far and 20 deaths.

Modi offers ‘unstinted support’ to Australia as its PM postpones visit due to bushfires

Australian PM Scott Morrison also postpones Japan trip to stay close to the rescue operations, says will reschedule his visits soon.

Australian PM Scott Morrison could cancel India visit over bushfire crisis back home

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is scheduled to visit India, on his maiden trip after coming to power, from 13-16 January at PM Modi's invite.

Siemens under pressure from climate change protesters over coal contract with Adani

Siemens AG has come under fire for agreeing to supply rail infrastructure to the Adani Group’s controversial Carmichael coal project in Australia, which could potentially open up a new region to coal extraction.

World’s most-isolated city catches NASA’s attention as it hunts for innovative tech

NASA has loaned engineers in Perth its Robonaut technology to explore ways to make tasks safer and more efficient on offshore oil and gas platforms.

Australian PM to bring back ancient Indian artefacts when he visits Delhi next year

Australia bought the artefacts from disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor, who is in jail for alleged smuggling & illegal possession of artefacts worth millions.

Australian newspapers black out front pages in united protest against media restrictions

Major newspapers, including The Australian & Sydney Morning Herald, published front pages with most of the text blacked out, highlighting a growing culture of secrecy.

Australia vows to cement Quad with India, US, Japan as ‘anti-China’ group gets new life

Australian PM Scott Morrison says Quad is a key Indo-Pacific forum to take forward practical cooperation on maritime, terrorism and cyber issues.

When MasterChef Australia returns for next season, Matt, Gary and George won’t be there

The development comes following revelations that George Calombaris’ hospitality group had underpaid employees by $7.8 million in wages.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.