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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.
On Monday, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said the deaths of five people following an IAF event in Marina Beach were due to “high temperature”. Humidity is also a major factor in such incidents. Here’s why.
Dr. No, the first Bond film, starring Sean Connery as the slick British spy, premiered worldwide 62 years ago. But the story of Agent 007 goes back even further
SCO is one of the few international organisations which deal with security issues and primarily has Asian members. What was the context for India and Pakistan becoming its members? We explain.
Israel's air defence system is designed to protect against missiles fired from short distances (like by Hamas) to longer ranges (missiles that fly outside the Earth's atmosphere). Here's what its various elements are, and how they work.
Many from Ladakh have demanded administrative autonomy for the UT in recent years, citing ecological threats to the region, Chinese incursions on the border, and other concerns.
There are four different types of solar eclipses, including total solar eclipse, annular solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, and hybrid solar eclipse
Why is Switzerland a popular destination for 'death tourism'? What is the case of the US woman's 'assisted dying', and how is that different from euthanasia?
Nasrallah, who avoided public appearances out of concern that he would be assassinated by Israel, remained in charge of Hezbollah for more than 32 years. He played a key role in building the group into the potent force it is today
The CBI is governed by The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, which mandates that the agency must obtain the state government’s consent. What happens when consent is withdrawn?
Neom, the ambitious megacity project mooted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came under fire following a report in The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, which detailed the apathy of top executives heading the project.
Exchanges of fire between Israel and the neighbouring Lebanon have intensified of late. What has prompted this, and is further escalation likely? Who are Hezbollah? We explain.
In 2023, Titan carried five people nearly 4,000 metres down the Atlantic Ocean to view the 1912 wreckage of the Titanic. The subsequent disaster led to the deaths of all five people onboard.
The Quad grouping comprises India, the United States, Japan, and Australia. Despite its ostensible commitment to a broad range of issues, the Quad’s raison d’etre is still considered to be the threat China poses.
Some 466 million years ago, a ring comprising debris of a destroyed asteroid, would have towered over the equator. Here is what its impact would have been.
Experts say that these developments signal the need for regulations for satellite operators, just like there exist regulations for radio pollution from ground-based electronic sources like cellphone towers.
This is not the first time that Trump has taken a potshot at India’s tariff structure. The former president has repeatedly claimed that India is a 'tariff king' and imposes 'tremendously high' tariffs on American products
Mini-moons are asteroids that fail to escape Earth’s gravity and end up orbiting the planet for some time. Why are they significant for scientists to study?
The Vikrant Massey-starrer film is unofficially based on a series of murders in Noida that first came to light in 2006. Here is a recall of the case and what happened to those accused.
'Pulsar' Suni, the prime accused in the Kerala actress assault case, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Tuesday citing delays. Who is he, and what is his alleged role in orchestrating this heinous crime?
This is not the first time that India has issued such a notice to Pakistan. In January 2023, New Delhi sought review of the IWT due to Islamabad’s continued 'intransigence' in implementing the treaty
The pagers that exploded were the latest model brought in by Hezbollah in recent months, three security sources told Reuters. Although it is unclear how these devices blew up, the Hezbollah official told The NYT that “the devices were programmed to beep for several seconds before exploding”
