The sun is beating down on London’s parched streets, where not a drop of rain has fallen for weeks. Meanwhile, in Madrid, rivers of water surge through plazas, turning cobblestones into mirrors under a relentless deluge. It’s spring 2025, and Europe is caught in a meteorological plot twist that’s rewriting the rules of nature. Record rainfall drowns the south, while the north chokes on dust. What’s behind this climatic conspiracy?

Rockets are 3D-printed, nuclear reactors fit in your backyard, and AI unlocks cures for diseases Big Pharma ignores is happening in the quiet corners of India’s startup ecosystem. While the world fixates on ecommerce giants, a covert wave of deeptech innovation is rewriting the rules of what’s possible. But how did India, a nation long celebrated for its IT services, pivot to building audacious tech that could rival global superpowers?

You’re earning a decent salary, living in a bustling city, sipping overpriced coffee, and yet, your bank account feels like it’s on a perpetual diet. You’re not alone. India’s middle class is caught in a chilling economic paradox, one where your paycheck, no matter how “stable,” might be the very thing dragging you into a financial abyss.

n the golden haze of a sultry Indian afternoon, when the air hums with the rhythm of a billion lives, a simple act unfolds, a hand reaches for a biscuit, a rustle of foil heralds a handful of spicy namkeen. This is not a snack. It’s a sacrament, a fleeting poem of crunch and comfort, a billion-dollar ritual that has woven itself into the beats of a nation’s heart. How did a humble nibble become India’s cultural and economic muse?