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AA Edit | Poor Monsoon Forecast Raises Food Inflation Fear

AA Edit | Poor Monsoon Forecast Raises Food Inflation Fear

For many countries, a weak monsoon may be merely a meteorological event, but for India, it is a macroeconomic shock...

14 April 2026 11:06 PM IST

State Of The Union | Chokepoints And Tyranny Of Geography In Globalised Era | Manish Tewari

State Of The Union | Chokepoints And Tyranny Of Geography In...

Nowhere is this more visible than in the world’s key maritime chokepoints. These are the narrow waterways through which...

4 April 2026 10:45 PM IST

The findings come from the study on Southern Resident killer whales, a critically endangered population in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo: Pixabay)

Weaker social ties killing male whales: study

The findings come from the study on Southern Resident killer whales, a critically endangered population in the Pacific...

25 Oct 2017 8:02 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

H-bomb test by Pyongyang will trigger huge risks

North Korea's six nuclear tests to date have all been underground, the most recent earlier this month by far its...

23 Sept 2017 3:02 AM IST

A statement from Chinas foreign ministry on Saturday says the minister also urged his Japanese counterpart a day earlier not to consider unilateral sanctions in response. (Photo: AP)

Don't issue sanctions: China to Japan after North Korea's missile test

The test-firing on Tuesday has triggered debates in Japan about revising its defense plan after decades of pursuing more...

2 Sept 2017 7:21 PM IST

The Chinese ship then conducted a series of increasingly aggressive manoeuvres, and warned the Decatur to depart the area. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

As Chinese assertion grows, France plans aircraft carrier in Indian...

France, Australia and India had a responsibility to protect the region from 'hegemony' -- a veiled reference to...

20 Oct 2018 1:19 PM IST

Taking smaller earthquakes also into account, the repeat interval becomes increasingly irregular to a level where they happen randomly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giant earthquakes not as random as thought: study

In 1960, South-Central Chile was hit by the largest known quake on Earth with a magnitude of 9.5.

31 Jan 2018 8:25 PM IST

The spectacular limestone stacks of Twelve Apostles against raging ocean is a top tourism spot in Victoria.

Up close and personal with little wonders

Nature is never far away, not in Australia where the great outdoors takes on a different meaning of space and time.

30 Dec 2019 7:47 AM IST

The environment ministry had launched a recovery plan to protect the underground nests of the shearwaters. (Photo: AFP)

Chilean island sets an environmental precedent

Robinson Crusoe Island sets an example for the world by conserving its unique wildlife and ecosystem.

26 Feb 2019 3:53 PM IST

The 21-foot-long (6.4-meter-long) vessel endured rough weather, including when Hurricane Flossie passed within 60 miles (200 kilometres). (Photo: Facebook)

Spanish man paddles across Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii

It took de la Rosa, who is from Spain, 76 days to paddle 2,500 miles while standing on submarine-shaped craft he...

28 Aug 2019 1:23 PM IST

On the domestic front, Air India is introducing new flights on BhopalPuneBhopal route and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi from June 5, 2019.

Air India becomes 1st Indian airline to fly over zero degree North...

The flight flew over Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and then overflew North Pole by 12.27 pm.

16 Aug 2019 12:34 PM IST

The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras on Sunday has risen to 31, with three people still missing. (Photo: ANI/ Representational Image)

31 died, 3 missing in Philippines ferries disaster

The three boats were buffeted by strong winds and big waves triggered by monsoon rains affected main Luzon island,...

5 Aug 2019 10:48 AM IST