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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicSnowfall

Topic: snowfall

It’s snowing in Saudi Arabia. What caused the 1st snowfall in 30 years and –4°C desert cold?

New Delhi: Parts of Saudi Arabia’s northern desert turned white this week after rare and heavy snowfall. In regions such as Tabuk and Al-Jawf,...

SubscriberWrites: Snow Visits Srinagar At Midnight, Silence The Witness

With electricity being absent most of the time, Kashmiri songs like 'Sheena Peto Peto, Maamaa Yito, Yito' and Bollywood beats echo of history reflects a common longing for snow and has traversed the borders of time.

Why it hasn’t snowed in Gulmarg this year — climate change, El Niño effect

Gulmarg sees average of 130 cm snow in January but there's been no snowfall this month. Experts believe this as well as frequent instances of deluge in India stem from same phenomenon.

On Camera

Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.