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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicWinters

Topic: winters

Not bothered by the cold? The trick could be in your genes

We looked at 42 men aged 18 to 40 years from Kaunas in southern Lithuania and exposed them to cold water for a maximum of 120 minutes.

India could see winter crop cultivation shrink by 20% as groundwater depletes, study finds

Study by Indian and US researchers says that alternate plans needs to be devised as a complete switch to canal irrigation will not compensate for groundwater loss.

Ladakh to Singhu — Why cold wave in North India can have more costs than before

2020 is over but farmers at Delhi's borders and people living on the streets are bracing for the worst. The cold wave means 2021 hasn't brought joy to all.

Thin blankets & no masks — How Delhi night shelters are coping in a freezing Covid winter

Those in the shelters have to not only contend with one of the coldest winters in the national capital but also the Covid-19 pandemic.

Library, ‘blanket langar’ & even a salon — farmers have made Singhu border a mini ‘pind’

A walk through the protest site at Singhu border shows the protesting farmers are here for the long haul. This is how the community has rallied together to make their efforts last.

A young Dutch designer is helping the homeless stay warm, one sleeping-bag coat at a time

The death of a friend’s homeless father, who used to sleep on the streets, was a moment that changed designer Bas Timmer’s life.

Faster rotation, 24-hour medical support — how Army’s beating the elements in Ladakh winter

Indian Army has more experience of operating at high altitudes than Chinese, and as Ladakh gets colder, plans are in place to ensure soldiers are fighting fit.

Delhi recorded coldest November in 71 years, says IMD

While the mean minimum temperature around this time is usually 12.9 degrees Celsius, Delhi's mercury dropped to 10.2 degree Celsius this year.

All about La Niña, reason why India could have a colder winter than usual this year

IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has said winter this year will be colder than usual. The reason lies in the distant Pacific Ocean.

Winter could be colder this year due to weak La Nina conditions, says IMD DG

La Nina conditions are favourable for cold wave conditions, while El Nino conditions are unfavourable for it, IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.