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The Explained Desk of The Indian Express writes analyses and explanatory articles on a range of topics, including current affairs, politics, global events, sports, health and lifestyle.
One reason why the tsunami resulted in widespread destruction was that the capabilities of early warning systems were limited. For instance, tsunami risk was considered low in Indonesia, one of the worst-hit countries, according to a report by Euronews
A reward of $1 million Hong Kong dollars (around $130,000) has also been announced for information leading to arrests of activists based in the UK and Canada.
Why is Greenland important for the US? When did the US last buy territories, and what efforts has it made in the past to acquire Greenland? We explain in three points.
The strike has come at a time when Starbucks has been witnessing a drop in sales, particularly due to price increases and boycotts sparked by Israel's war against Gaza
Sriram Krishnan is a Chennai boy who made it big as a software techie in the US, and has hosted Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and many other on his podcasts.
Magdeburg blast: Prosecutors said the suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor. His X account describes him as a former Muslim, with posts focusing on anti-Islam themes and criticism of the religion.
In a six-to-one ruling, the apex court found that the plaintiffs, between ages five and 22, had a 'fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment'
The Captagon trade began industrialising around 2018-2019 as the Assad regime — and other armed groups in Syria -- invested in production facilities, warehouses, and trafficking networks
Here is all you need to know about the scuffle that broke out on the steps of Parliament, and the charges LoP Rahul Gandhi has been slapped with as a result.
Pelicot rape trial: In one of the most horrific cases of sexual abuse in recent memory, Dominique Pelicot drugged and raped his wife for around a decade, also inviting more than 70 strangers to do so. Here is what to know.
Electronics made using diamond-based chips would have many advantages. So far, however, they have been hard to produce — this new technique involving sticky tape could change that.
With intermittent fasting becoming one of the biggest fad diets on the planet, researchers have attempted to better analyse its outcomes. Not all of the results have been positive.
Employee-turned-whistleblower Suchir Balaji had alleged that OpenAI had flouted the norms of fair use under the US copyright act in sourcing data for its GPT-4 model to analyse and train on.
Trump's announcement follows similar moves by fellow Republican Party members to repeal the practice of resetting the clocks twice a year. We explain what Daylight Saving Time is, and why it is critiqued.
Researchers found that overall, ultra-processed foods comprised more than half of all calories consumed at home, rising from 51% in 2003 to 54% in 2018. Here is why this was flagged as a concern.
Luigi Mangione, who hails from a wealthy Baltimore family, was carrying a manifesto that bore 'ill will towards corporate America', the police have said.
The analysis, ‘Female Moths Incorporate Plant Acoustic Emissions into Their Oviposition Decision-Making Process’, was published online last month. It has been carried out by a team of 17 researchers, all based in Israel.
