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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicDust Storm

Topic: Dust Storm

Dust storms hit Delhi & Mumbai, then warnings came — why they couldn’t be predicted in time

Forecasting systems aren't close to predicting dust storms due to their localised & brief nature. Moreover, in India, there's a lack of Doppler radars to track conditions accompanying them.

A hotter Iran means increased monsoon flow on Indian subcontinent, study finds

New research from University of Kansas suggests that the positive dust–monsoon correlation could be partially attributed to the heating over the Iranian Plateau.

Dust storms worsen Delhi’s air as part of deadly ‘new normal’

Worsening pollution has been complicated by gridlock in India’s capital, where AAP leaders have been protesting inside the L-G's office. 

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

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.