You’re sipping chai on a sun-dappled balcony, silver hair glinting, not a care in the world. Retirement bliss, right? Now, imagine the same scene, but your bank account’s flashing red, and you’re rationing biscuits to make ends meet. That’s longevity risk, the sneaky thief that could rob you of your golden years. With people living longer than ever (thank you, modern medicine!), outliving your savings is no longer a distant worry; it’s a real threat.

By 2030, 300 million people could be exposed to deadly heatwaves, with 600 million facing reduced quality of life. The Indo-Gangetic plains and southeastern coast are at highest risk. Food security hangs in the balance, with wheat yields in Punjab already down 20% due to early heatwaves. Power grids, strained by air-conditioning demands, risk more blackouts, hitting hospitals and schools hardest.

Heatwaves are intensifying across India, rural communities are leveraging traditional practices are being used to combat extreme temperatures.

The global organic market, valued at $230.19 billion in 2025, is projected to reach $365.84 billion by 2029 at a 12.3% CAGR. However, growth slowed in 2021 and 2022 due to inflation, high food prices, and weakened consumer demand.

India’s boldest atmospheric intervention yet. Can human-engineered clouds really save 30 million people from choking on their own air?

It’s in the air you breathe, the soil you walk on, the walls of your home. It’s a stealthy plague, fueled by a warming planet, reckless farming, and humanity’s dangerous oversight.

Picture a field where crops grow taller, looks healthier and thick, yield more, and shrug off drought like it’s a minor inconvenience. Sounds like a farmer’s dream, right? Now imagine those same crops might come with hidden costs—higher seed prices, environmental trade-offs, or even health concerns. Welcome to the world of hybrid cultivation, a practice that’s transforming agriculture but sparking some debates.

We are 8 billion people living on this planet, where cities pulse with crowds and social media connects us instantly, yet, loneliness is silently sweeping through societies like a dark shadow. The "loneliness epidemic," this pervasive issue affects millions, cutting across borders, ages, and cultures.

Vaccines may be one of humanity’s greatest medical triumphs, credited with saving millions of lives annually. Yet, its widespread use, especially in infants and across age groups, sparks intense debate. For readers of The Brink 2028, we explore the..

In the first three months of 2025, Gujarat in India, has been gripped by an unprecedented medical catastrophe: 23,800 heart-related emergencies, averaging 264 cases per day or 11 per hour.