Barbie and the Atomic Bomb

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According to a study by the World Resources Institute, 34 million Indians could be at risk from river flooding by 2013. The government has been aware about these problems for a long time and it's trying to tackle it. Since 2013, there have been floods during every monsoon as per tragedy in some part of India. Vishnu: The risk is there in every monsoon so the government has to figure out a way to address this.

It has been a month since the head of the Wagner group led a march on Moscow. Although it failed, Putin appears considerably weaker. What does this mean for outcomes on the battlefield? India is facing record-breaking rainfall as monsoon seasons continue to worsen. The government’s response has fallen short (12:29). And, the highly-anticipated Barbie and Oppenheimer films hit cinemas (18:04).

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