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Australia fuel security reserve strategic stockpile

Australia’s $14.8 Billion Fuel Security Package to Shield Economy from Global Shocks

The Australian government has announced a $14.8 billion investment to strengthen the nation’s fuel security and protect households, businesses, and critical industries from global supply disruptions, as outlined in the 2026-27 Budget

Sunita Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

India non-fossil power capacity 300.50 GW solar panels

Business·Energy

India’s Non-Fossil Power Capacity Hits 300 GW as Solar and Wind Surge

India has crossed a major clean energy milestone, reaching 300.50 GW of non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity generation capacity as of July 31, 2026, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

Airport terminal scene with a passenger using a powered wheelchair and airline staff assisting.

Canada·Policy

Canada Orders WestJet To Scrap 300-Pound Wheelchair Cap By 2027

Canada's transport regulator says WestJet's 300-pound wheelchair limit is an 'undue barrier.' It must end by 2027.

Sonali Tiwary

August 21, 2026

Aerial view of the Panama Canal with cargo ships at the locks during low water levels.

Environment·Mobility·World

Panama Canal Caps Daily Transits As El Niño Shrinks Water Supply

From Sept 4, the Panama Canal limits ships to 34 a day as rainfall runs 34% low. El Niño threatens deeper cuts.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Aerial view of a proposed data centre campus with server halls and electrical substations on green belt farmland.

Environment·Sustainability·Technology·UK

London’s Carbon Colossus: 1.2m Tonnes A Year From One Datacentre

A proposed London datacentre could emit 1.2m tonnes of CO2 yearly—equal to 8,480 New York flights. Planners call the figure 'staggering'.

Karmactive Team

August 21, 2026

Red blood cells, a white blood cell and a platelet seen by scanning electron microscopy.

Environment·Health·World

Rising CO2 Is Quietly Rewriting Human Blood Chemistry, NHANES Data Show

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may already be leaving a measurable mark inside the human body. Scientists analysing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Herpesvirus particles seen by transmission electron microscopy, representing the dormant viruses COVID-19 can reactivate.

Health·Science·World

COVID-19 Awakens Dormant Viruses, and One Family Is Tied to Long COVID

COVID-19 does more than cause an acute infection: it can also wake viruses that have lain quiet in the body for years. A new study of the coronavirus and its aftermath finds

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Supplies for colonoscopy preparation, the follow-up test after a positive colorectal cancer screening.

Health·Science·World

Bowel Cancer Screenings Cut Death Risk by 43%, Swedish Study of 376,000 Finds

People who take part in colorectal cancer screening may have as much as a 43 per cent lower risk of dying from the disease, according to new estimates from researchers at Karolinska

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Giant cuttlefish swimming in ocean water

Environment·Marine Life·Nature

Giant Cuttlefish Count Crashes 97% in South Australia

South Australia’s PIRSA counted 1,811 giant cuttlefish this year against 63,000 in 2025, a 97% drop linked to the record harmful algal bloom.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Power wheelchair on airport tarmac with airplane behind

Mobility·Policy

WestJet Ordered to Drop 300-Pound Wheelchair Cap by 2027

Canada’s transport regulator ruled WestJet’s 300-pound mobility-aid cap an undue barrier, giving the airline until July 2027 to scrap it and use spreader plates.

Sonali Tiwary

August 21, 2026

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