War, tariffs and inflation are not the only things driving up the price of food. Widespread drought is also looming over what people around the world eat. In Brazil, parched coffee farms have affected latte prices everywhere. In the Midwestern United States, years of poor rains have led ranchers to cull cattle herds and have…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma walks back after his dismissal as Punjab Kings’ players celebrate. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ hopes of securing a top-two finish in the IPL 2025 were dashed on Monday after a 7-wicket loss to Punjab Kings in their final league game at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Among the biggest…
Justice Kurian Joseph (File Image) NEW DELHI: Appointed by Tamil Nadu as head of a high-level committee to explore ways & means for greater autonomy for states in a federal governance structure, Justice Kurian Joseph on Wednesday said the endeavour would be to find solutions within constitutional parameters and without compromising the nation’s unity and…
As President Trump puts new tariffs on goods from China and threatens a trade war with allies like Mexico and Canada, one global company is likely to suffer less than most of its competitors: Tesla. But the electric car maker led by Elon Musk, which accounts for a third of the billionaire’s wealth, is also…
Golden Hills Wind farm in Alameda County, California. (Representative Image, Getty Images) The Trump administration’s ongoing battle against clean energy is taking a significant toll on American workers, with over 42,000 jobs at risk across the country. As the US moves toward cleaner, more sustainable energy sources, the administration’s policies are reversing critical progress in…
Researchers during fieldwork in the Spiti region. (Picture credit: IISc) BENGALURU: A 15-year study in India’s Spiti valley has revealed that replacing wild herbivores like yak and ibex with livestock like cattle and sheep drastically affects ground-dwelling arthropods like spiders, as well as that of ticks and mites that can spread vector-borne diseases.The study found…
Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Monday that he would resign was the last card that Canada’s deeply unpopular prime minister, who had set his party on course to lose a national election, had left to play. The political levers he has pulled will give Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party a chance to reinvent itself without him. But…