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by AFP Staff Writers Mumbai, India (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Climate change is making monsoon rains in India’s financial capital Mumbai deadlier, mostly for poor people, according to a report released Wednesday by the University of Chicago. The case study analysed extensive data to estimate the population-wide impact of rainfall and floods on mortality in

By Asma HAFIZ and Jalees ANDRABI New Delhi (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 India’s defence minister vowed on Tuesday that those responsible for a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people will face justice. Monday’s blast, if confirmed as an attack, would be the first significant security incident

By Arunabh SAIKIA New Delhi (AFP) Nov 9, 2025 Dozens of protesters rallied in New Delhi on Sunday to demand government action on toxic air, as a thick haze containing dangerous microparticles shrouded the Indian capital. Parents in the crowd brought their children, who wore masks and waved placards, with one reading: “I miss breathing”.

by AFP Staff Writers Mumbai, India (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 India’s state-owned aeronautics firm said Friday it had inked an agreement with US company General Electric to acquire over 100 engines for its domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets. The deal comes at a time when ties between the US and India have come

Green goals versus growth needs: India’s climate scorecard By Sara Hussein Bangkok (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 India is the world’s most populous country, the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and remains deeply dependent on polluting coal to meet soaring energy demand. It is also a climate diplomacy heavyweight, representing developing economies. Ahead of the COP30

Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal By Anup OJHA Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Days of ferocious snowstorms and an avalanche in Nepal’s treacherous Himalayan peaks have killed nine people, including five Italian climbers, officials said Tuesday. The deaths occurred in two separate accidents since Friday. On Monday, an avalanche hit a group of

Indian Sikh pilgrims enter Pakistan, first major crossing since May conflict By Arif Ali with Zain Zaman Janjua in Islamabad Wagah Border, Pakistan, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed jubilant Sikh pilgrims from India, in the first major crossing since deadly clashes in May closed the land border between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

India’s cloud seeding trials ‘costly spectacle’ By Parvaiz BUKHARI New Delhi (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 India’s efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. Cloud seeding involves spraying particles such as silver iodide

India seizes endangered primates found in checked bag by AFP Staff Writers Mumbai, India (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai’s airport. One of the tiny apes from Indonesia was dead, while

India space agency to launch its heaviest satellite by AFP Staff Writers Bengaluru, India (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 India’s space agency will launch its heaviest ever communication satellite on its largest launch vehicle on Sunday, its latest step in an ambitious space and technology drive. The CMS-03 communication satellite, weighing about 4,410 kilogrammes (9,722 pounds)