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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicClimate change

Topic: Climate change

Archaeology can help us prepare for climates ahead & not just in looking back

Archaeologists are trash sifters. They use clues preserved in artefacts, plant and animal remains that people threw away to reconstruct the past.

Why two NASA space telescopes went offline in a week

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, will offer you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It’s your fix to stay on top of the latest in science. 

Climate change can cost us even more than we think

Polarised politics within and among countries may not necessarily yield rational outcomes with respect to climate change policies. 

Your face scrub is killing not just marine life, but also birds and insects

ScientiFix, a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

Yes, you can blame bad storms on climate change

We should drop belief that origins of weather disasters are mysterious. Scientists are growing increasingly sure of our role in causing them.

Climate change and bad development practices to blame for Kerala floods, says expert

Destruction caused by the Kerala floods would have been less severe if the government followed the recommendations of the Gadgil Committee report on preservation...

No more chocolate by 2050? Why we need to understand what’s at stake

Indians have a fling for anything sweet and chocolate has become one of their favourite treats as they perceive it as healthy, hence they do not hesitate when it comes to snacking.

Climate models predict world will be ‘anomalously warm’ until 2022

A new prediction system, PROCAST (PROabilistic foreCAST), combines various climate models to predict natural variability of the climate system.

Pakistan has just planted over a billion trees

The Billion Tree Tsunami reforestation project added 350,000 hectares of trees in three years in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

New Delhi conclave to dissect the promise of South Asia

The conclave organised by Oxford University Press aims to introduce new ideas on modern South Asia to the larger public.

On Camera

Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy

It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.