Sushmita Pathak

2 weeks ago | theworld.org | Sushmita Pathak

Editor’s note: This story is the culmination of a two-part series. To hear the first part, click on the audio player above, and listen to part two below. For Merina Yasmin and her husband and 5-year-old daughter, who live in a one-room home in an informal settlement on the edge of Delhi, sleepless nights have become all too common in the summer. Her home is made of tin sheets that heat up under the scorching sun all day and remain warm even after sunset.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sushmita Pathak

Skyscraper In Space! Dubai Plans To Suspend A Building From An AsteroidUS-based architectural firm Clouds Architecture Office has proposed a mindboggling idea of a skyscraper that will be suspended in the sky. In fact, this skyscraper will be suspended using wires from an asteroid that will be deployed in an inclined eccentric geosynchronous orbit around Earth. This …

2 months ago | theworld.org | Sushmita Pathak

In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, reminders of Buddhism, the majority faith, can be found just about everywhere. Colorful prayer flags sway in the breeze along roadsides, while giant prayer wheels — cylindrical drums inscribed with mantras — adorn public squares. And in the mountains, dozens of miniature stupas, or Buddhist shrines, are tucked into crevices near the highways.

Mar 5, 2025 | play.prx.org | Sushmita Pathak

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Mar 5, 2025 | theworld.org | Sushmita Pathak

About 15 miles outside Bhutan’s capital of Thimphu, Buddhist shrines dot the scenic landscape as prayer flags flutter in the breeze. But tucked away on the mountainside, a Bitcoin mine hums away, drowning out the sounds of the surrounding forest. Its teal roof is barely visible through the pine branches. In the world of cryptocurrency, major economies like the United States, China and the United Kingdom dominate the landscape. But in recent years, Bhutan has emerged as an unexpected player.