According to a recent study, India’s development is at risk because of the health and economic costs associated with more frequent and intense heat waves.
With tens of thousands of troops deployed along their Himalayan borders, India and China have been in a military standoff for the past four years. However, despite talks between their respective military commanders and senior officials, no sign of a resolution has been seen.
In response to petitions filed by several members of the LGBTQ community, India’s Supreme Court is holding landmark hearings on the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
In a bid to deepen claims to territory also claimed by India, China this week announced that it had standardized the names in Chinese and Tibetan of 11 place names in the rugged, disputed area that India calls Arunachal Pradesh and Beijing calls South Tibet.
Authorities in northeast India’s state of Manipur have detained at least 170 refugees from villages along the border with Myanmar since the start of the year, according to the refugees and an aid group, causing others to shelter in the jungle or return home to avoid arrest.
At the village of Salal in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, Indi a claims to have discovered nearly 6 million metric tonnes of lithium-rich bauxite. For many locals, the finding turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
In India, two engineers made the decision to leave their lucrative careers and create a media company in order to combat the dangerous spread of misinformation.
The United Nations projects that China’s population will be surpassed by India’s population this year. According to experts, while this presents a chance to benefit from the demographic dividend, much will depend on how India makes use of its resources, especially its massive population of young people.
Farmers had always grown only hardy crops in Rajasthan, a desert state in India, so they could withstand the harsh conditions and extreme temperature variations. Some farmers are attempting to raise more unusual crops, though, by adopting contemporary farming methods.
Beyond Moscow and Kyiv, the impacts of the war in Ukraine may impact both people and wildlife.