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NHAI seeks Supreme Court relief from stray cattle shelter duty to curb highway accidentsThe National Highways Authority of India has approached the Supreme Court for relief. NHAI wants to shed its responsibility for building an...- NHAI standardises 4/6-lane high-speed roads: New rules will change lane widths, exits & safety measures for highway driversNHAI has introduced new guidelines for upcoming access-controlled high-speed National Highways to standardise design, improve road safety a...
- SC to set up special bench to hear NHAI plea against direction to build shelters for stray cattleIn a significant move, the Supreme Court plans to convene a special bench to deliberate on the NHAI's challenge against a directive mandati...
- In 1952, Albert Einstein was offered Israel’s presidency; the scientist declined, saying he lacked the experience needed to deal with peopleAlbert Einstein was offered Israel's presidency in November 1952 after Chaim Weizmann's death. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion conveyed the...
- Munich's Oktoberfest roars to life as mayor taps first kegMunich's Oktoberfest opened its 191st edition on Saturday, with Mayor Dominik Krause tapping the first keg of beer. The 16-day festival, ru...
- In 2016, a stray dog ran 77 miles beside an ultramarathoner in the Gobi Desert, then crossed continents to become part of his familyDuring the Gobi March race, an extraordinary stray dog named Gobi unexpectedly joined ultramarathoner Dion Leonard. Over an exhausting seve...
- In 2020, a Missouri Labrador disappeared after her family moved; Cleo travelled 57 miles back to the only house she still knewCleo, a lost dog, undertook an incredible 57-mile trek to an unknown home in Missouri, shedding light on theories surrounding canine naviga...
- Meet Tom Hodgdon, a California rancher who built a two-story cabin in 1879; 81 years later, the National Park Service moved it to Wawona’s Pioneer Yosemite History CenterThe Hodgdon Homestead Cabin, constructed in 1879, found its new home in Yosemite National Park after being meticulously disassembled. This ...
- In 1993, a few bison were introduced to America's dying grasslands. Now, thousands of those beasts, once hunted to near extinction, are helping bring the prairie ecosystem back to lifeOklahoma's Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is restoring bison populations and their habitat. Bison grazing and wallowing create favorable condit...
- EU waste proposal would ban India from importing bloc's metal scrapIndia will face import restrictions on EU metal waste starting May 2027. The European Commission proposed this new law, affecting aluminium...
- A Georgia cattle farmer faces losing 225 of his family’s 450 acres to eminent domain; century-old pecan trees were cleared for a proposed 730-acre airportA Georgia farmer faces losing hundreds of acres of ancestral land for a new airport. Eminent domain allows the county to take the property ...
- Quote of the Day by Willa Cather: ‘Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything’Quote of the Day by Willa Cather: Willa Cather eloquently illustrates how friendship serves as a comforting refuge for those feeling isolat...
- NEET-SS cut-off may be lowered to 30 percentile to fill 1,857 vacant seatsThe Centre plans to lower the NEET-SS qualifying percentile to 30 for a special round. This aims to fill 1,857 vacant super specialty medic...
- This wind-turbine nacelle once sat atop a giant machine in the Dutch city of Eindhoven; designers turned the 10-metre-long retired shell into a tiny houseNestle's most memorable achievement may therefore be its ability to change the way people see an object that would normally disappear at th...
- How Southern New England wind turbines are turning into artificial reefs where crabs thrive?Once they reach the end stage of their lives, wind turbines could become home to various marine life. Recent reports suggest that wind turb...
- Roads to safety: NHAI to remove stray animals from highways under new MoRTH rulesNew guidelines aim to prevent stray animals on national highways and expressways. This initiative follows a Supreme Court directive to the ...
- Road ministry lays out SOPs for removal of stray cattle from NHs and ExpresswaysThe standard operating procedures laid out by the ministry comes after the Supreme Court directive to the National Highways Authority of In...
- Entry into Delhi to get easier as barrier free tolling starts at 9 highway points from next monthMunicipal Corporation of Delhi is set to roll out multi-lane free-flow tolling at nine national highway entry points, including DND Flyway,...
- Psychology says people who adopt strays and give a home to abandoned animals aren't making the choice randomly: What the behavior reveals?Psychology says people who adopt strays and give a home to abandoned animals aren't acting on random pity. Their actions can be linked to e...
- BRICS Summit: Delhi govt to inspect key route from Bharat Mandapam to IGI airport, spruce up city partsDelhi government officials will inspect the BRICS Summit route on Saturday. The inspection covers roads, footpaths, drainage, and overall c...
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