Smoke rises over cleared forest on the Amazon frontier in Rondonia, Brazil — where deforestation spiked 92 percent in May 2025 and 51 percent of clearing hit recently burned land. Each fire scar becomes a footnote in a longer ledger of loss. [Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]

Amazon Deforestation Soars 92%: Brazil’s October 2026 Election Decides Future

Amazon deforestation jumped 92 percent in May 2025, with 51 percent of clearing in burned areas. Brazil's October 4, 2026 presidential vote decides forest protection and the 17 percent tipping margin.

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Small-batch mithai crafted from local ingredients offer a lighter alternative to mass-produced Diwali sweets. [Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0]

Sustainable Diwali Sweets and Mithai

Diwali sweets represent centuries of culinary innovation, cultural identity, and family tradition across the Indian subcontinent. These mithai range from milk-based creams to fried pastries, each carrying regional significance and seasonal flavors. Indian sweets use milk solids, fermented foods, seeds, fruits, and dry fruits as primary ingredients, building nutritional complexity into preparations that have sustained

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Sustainable Diwali Sweets and Mithai

Diwali sweets represent centuries of culinary innovation, cultural identity, and family tradition across the Indian subcontinent. These mithai range from milk-based creams to fried pastries, each carrying regional significance and seasonal flavors. Indian sweets use milk solids, fermented foods, seeds,