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On June 21, India and the world will mark the 11th International Day of Yoga with a renewed spirit of unity, health, and environmental harmony. Under this year’s thoughtful theme, ‘Yoga for One Earth, One Health,’ the day highlights how human well-being and the planet’s health are deeply connected a message that reflects India’s vision from its G20 presidency: ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ Leading this global celebration is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will participate in the main event, Yoga Sangam, in Visakhapatnam. Over 100,000 locations across the country will join simultaneously in performing yoga, showing the growing reach and popularity of this ancient practice. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, speaking at a yoga and meditation camp in Shalimar Bagh, praised PM Mo...

India is setting its sights on reviving two vital sectors tourism and land health with fresh efforts that promise long-term benefits for people and the environment. Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat recently visited the ancient Sun Temple in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, a region slowly regaining confidence after the recent terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 dead. Despite the tragedy, Shekhawat sounded hopeful. He said tourist activity had seen a strong recovery over the past month and a half, and he believed that by December, Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector could return to its earlier heights. "The spirit of the people here and the beauty of this land cannot be dimmed by fear," he said during his visit. Shekhawat emphasized that peaceful conditions and proactive ...

A wave of breakthroughs and challenges is shaping the world of science, space, and the environment this week. French satellite company Eutelsat made headlines after sealing a massive $1.15 billion deal with the French government, pushing its shares up by 10%. Under this agreement, the French military will get top-priority access to OneWeb satellites, ensuring better connectivity and communication security. This deal highlights Eutelsat’s growing role in the defense sector as space technology becomes critical to national interests. In another exciting development from Europe, aerospace giants Leonardo, Airbus, and Thales are reportedly exploring the creation of a joint space venture called 'Project Bromo.' Their bold aim? To compete with Elon Musk's Starlink and cement Europe’s position...

Torrential rains swept across Jharkhand on Thursday, leaving behind a trail of destruction, sorrow, and rising fear among residents. At least four lives were lost in the downpour including two schoolboys and a 10-year-old girl while search teams are still trying to locate a person reported missing near a waterfall. The heavy rainfall not only claimed lives but also damaged crucial infrastructure. Walls collapsed, bridges gave way, and houses crumbled in various districts, though no additional injuries were reported from these incidents. Several rivers, swollen by the sudden influx of rainwater, are now flowing dangerously close to their danger marks. Districts such as Ranchi, Khunti, and East Singhbhum have been hit the hardest. The state government has responded by deploying teams f...

The world is facing an alarming surge in drought risks, with the total land area affected by drought doubling over the last 120 years, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The cost of droughts is also expected to rise sharply with an average drought in 2035 projected to cost at least 35% more than today. The OECD Global Drought Outlook: Trends, Impacts and Policies to Adapt to a Drier World reveals that climate change is the primary driver behind the worsening frequency and intensity of droughts. Nearly 40% of the planet has experienced more frequent and severe droughts in recent decades, threatening not just agriculture but also trade, energy production, and industry. “Co-ordinated policy action across levels of government...

A chilling prediction by Japanese manga artist Ryo Tatsuki, dubbed the "New Baba Vanga," has triggered widespread anxiety across Asia severely impacting Japan’s tourism sector. Airline bookings from Hong Kong to Japan have reportedly plunged by 83% between late June and early July, as fears of an impending disaster loom. Tatsuki, whose 1999 manga "The Future I Saw" eerily predicted the Covid-19 pandemic, warned of a massive catastrophe striking Japan on July 5, 2025. The republished manga ominously claims that "a crack will open under the seabed between Japan and the Philippines," causing waves even more devastating than the infamous 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. As the date nears, Hong Kong Airlines has suspended flights to southern Japanese cities like Kagoshima and Kumamoto ...

Monitoring and forecasting volcanic clouds is essential for protecting communities, infrastructure, and air travel from the serious hazards posed by volcanic eruptions. When a volcano erupts explosively, it sends a mixture of rock fragments, known as tephra, into the air. While larger fragments fall near the volcano, smaller particles stay suspended in the atmosphere, forming far-reaching volcanic clouds. A recent review in Reviews of Geophysics highlights how tephra forms, spreads, and poses risks both in the air and on the ground. It also outlines the latest research on modeling volcanic clouds and the challenges that remain. What is Tephra and Why is it Dangerous? Tephra is created when rising magma breaks apart in the volcanic vent. These particles vary in size: large blocks a...

  In the heart of South Asia, Pakistan stands on the brink of a worsening water crisis a struggle that has deepened over the past decade. Many in the country still remember the historic drought of 1998-2002, which devastated more than three million lives, drying up crops, stealing livelihoods, and pushing rural families into hardship. Similar disasters struck again in 2018 and 2019, hitting Balochistan and Sindh hard, forcing families to abandon farms and move in search of work and water. Though 2024 brought brief relief, last year’s drought affected over 80% of the country, proving that Pakistan’s water troubles are far from over. The problem runs deeper than just dry skies. Pakistan receives about 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, but the country has storag...

On the evening before his birthday, June 14, 2025, US President Donald Trump stood before a grand military parade in Washington, D.C., as tanks rumbled, fighter jets roared overhead, and hundreds of troops marched in formation. The occasion marked both Trump’s 79th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the United States military but the celebration stirred controversy as much as spectacle. While the display of military power was intended to showcase American strength, critics saw something else: a show of growing autocracy and alarming environmental waste. The scale of the event was massive. Over 150 military vehicles, including 60 tanks, armoured carriers, and more than 50 helicopters and aircraft, rolled and flew through the capital. Old warplanes from the Second World War like the...

  The June climate meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, opened this week with unusual tension. What should have been a routine adoption of the conference agenda turned into a 48-hour stalemate between rich and developing nations, reflecting deeper fault lines over climate finance and global trade. The event, formally known as the 62nd Meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62), runs from June 16 to 26. But the real work couldn’t begin until late on the second day, June 17, because the countries couldn’t even agree on what they were supposed to talk about. At the heart of the dispute were two fresh proposals from developing nations led by the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group, including India demanding fair d...