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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicClimate change

Topic: Climate change

Amazon, the ‘lungs of the planet’, is on fire – here are 5 things you need to know

Although Brazil’s national and state governments are obviously on the front line of Amazon protection, international actors have a key role to play.

Activist from Kerala, Vishnu PR, gets ‘Green Ticket’ to attend UN Youth Climate summit

Vishnu P.R is among 100 youngsters being invited to participate in the first UN Youth Climate Summit, a platform to showcase solutions for climate change.

‘Hydrogen economy’ can help build radical tech that combats greenhouse gases

Hydrogen, a carbon-free energy source, has been limited in use due to the cost and difficulty in production. However, its plummeting price opens up scope for a climate solution.

India needs farming overhaul as Northeast and J&K get hotter, Gujarat & Rajasthan colder

IMD study analyses climate change in 127 ‘agroclimatic’ zones, says Northeast, J&K getting hotter and Gujarat, Rajasthan colder.

An Israeli firm’s prototype ‘Alice’ could make electric aviation a possible reality

Developed by Israeli firm Eviation, the battery-powered plane will be able to carry nine passengers for up to 1,046 km.

IIT Gandhinagar study says India’s current flood situation could become the new normal

IIT-Gandhinagar scientists have found that multi-day flood events are likely to increase at a faster rate in future owing to warming of climate.

Looming Brexit puts pressure on Her Majesty and climate crisis reaches an ’emergency’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Food supply under threat, UN climate agency urges world to go vegan

According to the IPCC, the world may not have a lot of time to prevent food from running out.

Trump isn’t just in ‘climate denial’, he’s mimicking criminal behaviour

Trump’s words reflect a deliberate attempt to shift blame, erase the plight of those already suffering from climate change and turn the fire on climate scientists who study the problem.

A US-China-Russia arms race, and ‘foolhardy’ Boris Johnson

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?