Severe heatwaves across continents in the southern hemisphere

Dr R K Chadha An Automatic Weather Station (AWS) of the India Meteorological Department at Mungeshpur, New Delhi, recorded the highest temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on 29 May 2024. This was the highest-ever temperature recorded in India, breaking all previous records. Such record-breaking temperatures and severe heatwave conditions in north India are not isolated…

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Decoding Manipur Violence

Violence in Manipur is not a new phenomenon owing to its complex demographic structure of over 30 different tribes divided into ethnicities and religious lines, militant insurgency and illegal immigration from Myanmar, poppy cultivation, drug trafficking, and gun-running gangs with local political protection. It is virtually a tinderbox waiting to be ignited along these fault…

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