by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming markedly less salty, as rising global temperatures reshape wind patterns and ocean currents and drive more freshwater into the region, according to new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder and collaborators.
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by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 An international team of astronomers has developed a new way to extract solar polar magnetic information from more than a century of historical observations, improving prospects for predicting future solar cycle activity. The work combines data from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory in India with modern
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by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 The first solo exhibition in India by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei opened Thursday, featuring sculpture, installation and mixed media spanning his career, as well as his “homage” to the country. The son of a revered poet, 68-year-old Ai is perhaps China’s best-known modern artist.
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by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Indian writer Amitav Ghosh has long chronicled the entangled histories of empire, trade and migration. But his recent work focuses on what he considers the most urgent concern: the accelerating unravelling of the natural world and the moral legacy left for the future. Author of
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by AFP Staff Writers Colombo (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Sri Lanka asked China to help rebuild key infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, which killed at least 641 people and caused extensive damage, the island’s foreign minister said on Monday. Vijitha Herath said he made the request during talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who
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by AFP Staff Writers Patna, India (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others in the forests of Jharkhand, villagers and officials said Tuesday. The elephant, a lone bull, is reported to have gone on the rampage for nine
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by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 India’s army chief accused Pakistan on Tuesday of flying drones into Indian-administered territory in disputed Kashmir, where the nuclear-armed rivals fought a four-day clash last year. “They have been told that this is unacceptable to us, and please put a stop to it,” General Upendra
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by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 An Indian rocket hit a snag during its launch Monday, forcing a deviation in flight path as it carried an Earth observation satellite and commercial payloads, the country’s space agency said. The PSLV-C62, a four-stage launch vehicle, “encountered an anomaly” towards the end of the
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by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Dec 24, 2025 India’s space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment “a significant stride” for the space sector. The LVM3-M6 rocket launched the US-built AST SpaceMobile communications satellite into low-Earth orbit. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said
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by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 An Indian climate advocacy firm led by a prominent activist has denied allegations by authorities that it misused foreign funds to influence policy and threaten the country’s energy security. Satat Sampada said in a statement late on Wednesday it had fully cooperated with India’s top