MIT researchers redesigned ordinary fog nets, changing the mesh and coating, to extract drinking water from air in some of Earth's driest regionsScientists have created an innovative mesh tailored for capturing water from fog, enhancing water yield dramatically over current nets. Thi...
21 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
In 2023, San Diego researchers released bright pink dye into an estuary plume to study how runoff moves through breaking surfResearchers dyed ocean water pink to track storm runoff at Torrey Pines. This experiment, called PiNC, used non-toxic dye released into Los...
01 Aug, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
5,000-year-old 'Great Grandfather' tress is officially the world's oldestThe giant tree is located in a forest in Chile and may have the secret to how the earth adjusted to climatic changes.
14 May, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
Chile's Queulat National Park: Mountain glacier collapses amid soaring temperatures. See detailsIn a chilling video captured by a tourist, an approximately 200-metre glacier piece sitting atop a mountain in Chile’s Queulat National Par...
14 Sep, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Push your limits: Visit Patagonia, Rotorua and Yllas to conquer its rugged terrain with breathtaking viewsPatagonia is actually a pretty safe area to visit for solo female travellers.
22 Jun, 2017, 10.03 AM IST
Six new unexplored islands around the globeSome corners of the Earth still remain uncharted and inhabited by very few people. Here are some of the unexplored places around the globe.
25 Oct, 2015, 04.08 AM IST
FIFA World Cup 2014: Tiki-taka era comes to an end; South Americans turn the World Cup into a local bash at CopacabanaThe demise of tiki-taka couldn’t have happened at a more appropriate place than the Maracana, which once again lived up to its reputation o...
22 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Best Visa-On-Arrival destinationsThe world is waiting for you this summer! Travel to some of the best Visa-On-Arrival destinations.
08 May, 2014, 03.39 AM IST
Enjoy the best nature trails around the world this summerArgentina boasts of rich history, diverse cultural heritage and stunning mountains. It also offers amazing opportunities to trek, hike and ...
18 Apr, 2014, 03.39 PM IST
Some of the best trails & hikes across the world for you this summerLet nature surprise you this summer, as you take some of the best trails and hikes across the world.
17 Apr, 2014, 05.39 PM IST
Solairedirect Energy unveils 5.6 MW solar park in RajasthanSolairedirect Energy, a unit of Paris-based Solairedirect Group, today unveiled its Solar park at Phalodi in Rajasthan
12 Jun, 2013, 03.18 PM IST
- Budget 2011: Govt plans to put windfall gains to productive use
The government is likely to come out with a plan for using windfall gains, such as those from the auction of 3G airwaves, more productively...
28 Feb, 2011, 04.08 AM IST
- Ten national parks that make for the perfect holiday
Ten national parks that make for the perfect holiday far from the madding crowd.
15 Oct, 2009, 05.39 AM IST
- $11 trillion parked in tax havens: OECD
The amount is more than 10 times the total amount committed by the G-20 leaders to revive the global economy. 2008 turned financial heroes ...
04 Apr, 2009, 03.00 AM IST
- G-20 leaders blacklist 4 tax havens
The OECD has placed Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Philippines and Uruguay on its blacklist of non-cooperative tax havens, as part of efforts ag...
03 Apr, 2009, 01.28 AM IST
- WB approves SEZ status for JSW Bengal plant
The West Bengal government on Thursday granted SEZ status to JSW Bengal Steel promoted by the Sajjan Jindal group.
28 Aug, 2008, 08.40 PM IST