India
IPCC Delay Fight Hinges on Two Reports and a Trust Fund Running Dry
After 1,000 days without an agreed report timeline, the IPCC's Addis Ababa session is also deciding whether the panel can set a 2027 budget at all.
What the PERM Suspension Means for Workers at Each Green Card Stage
H-1B status is untouched, but the green-card line now stalls at different points. The extension clock still counts from when a PERM was filed, while certified cases face a 180-day deadline to reach USCIS.
Why Nepal Keeps the World's Only 45-Minute Time Zone
Nepal's clocks sit exactly fifteen minutes ahead of India's, on purpose. The quarter-hour offset is both a mountain-based calculation and a quiet assertion of independence.
India Logs Its Fifth-Driest June Since 1901 as Monsoon Lags
Rain ran nearly 40% below normal for the month, with no low-pressure systems forming and El Nino building, before the monsoon finally turned toward Delhi.
Telegram Challenges India Ban Tied to NEET Exam Re-Test
India ordered Telegram switched off until 22 June over the NEET medical-exam re-test. The app is fighting back in court, warning of a precedent for platform blocks.
India Ends Over-the-Counter Sales of Cough Syrups
New rules notified June 9 strip syrups of a decades-old exemption, so cough mixtures can no longer be bought without a prescription after children died from tainted batches.