In 1905, a Bohemian prince released 5 muskrats into his estate. By 1914, their population had exploded to 2 MillionIntroduced near Prague in 1905, five muskrats quickly proliferated throughout Europe. Utilizing waterways as pathways, these semi-aquatic r...
05 Sep, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Red Sea blockade threat: Why India’s trade faces a wider supply-chain shockA prolonged disruption could force ships to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, raising logistics costs while squeezing exporters and add...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
PM Modi inaugurates Rs 5,000 cr Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra PradeshPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra Pradesh. This greenfield airport was developed under a public...
04 Aug, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Oil keeps flowing from Red Sea as Hormuz bypass stays openDespite Houthi threats and a declared blockade against Saudi Arabia, oil shipments from Yanbu continue, though many Western tankers are goi...
24 Jul, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
More tankers turn back as Houthi threat rattles Red Sea oil tradeHouthi militia warnings are causing tankers to change course in the Red Sea. Two vessels altered their destinations to the Suez Canal after...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
In 1928, a German architect proposed draining the Mediterranean Sea to create a Eurafrican supercontinent Atlantropa. Here's whyHerman Sörgel proposed damming the Mediterranean Sea to create new land. This ambitious Atlantropa project aimed to generate vast hydroelec...
18 Jul, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Haryana, Rajasthan sign pact to implement Yamuna water projectHaryana and Rajasthan have inked a historic pact for the Yamuna Water Project, a move that will finally implement a 1994 water-sharing agre...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Haryana, Rajasthan sign MoU to implement 1994 Yamuna water agreementHaryana and Rajasthan have inked a crucial agreement, enabling Rajasthan to receive water from the Hathini Kund barrage during monsoons. Th...
29 Jun, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
India’s big Indus move: 113-km canal plan to take surplus water to Punjab, Haryana, RajasthanIndia has initiated a major water transfer project to fully utilize its share of Indus river waters. A feasibility study is underway for a ...
16 Jun, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
Budget Bonanza for Bihar: New Airports, institutes to help in agriculture and more for the stateBihar receives a significant focus in the Union Budget with promises of a Makhana Board to aid farmers, a National Institute of Food Techno...
01 Feb, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Panama Canal Clash: President José Raúl Mulino Fires Back at Trump's Bold Reclaim RemarkPresident-elect Donald Trump has suggested that the United States might reclaim control of the Panama Canal, citing concerns over high fees...
24 Dec, 2024, 04.25 PM IST
Haryana Assembly passes resolution against Punjab's move on Chandigarh issueWhile moving the resolution earlier, Khattar raked up the issues of the construction of the SYL canal and transfer of Hindi-speaking areas ...
05 Apr, 2022, 06.08 PM IST
Don't want to shut door to amicable solution of SYL canal: Supreme CourtWhile giving the Centre a chance for an out-of-court settlement to the water dispute, SC made it clear that it would proceed with the heari...
12 Apr, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
8-year-old boy in UK finds World War II grenade in canalAn eight-year-old boy in the UK who went magnet fishing in a canal was astonished when he pulled out an unexploded World War II grenade.
07 Sep, 2015, 12.50 PM IST
Sutlej-Yamuna link row: Haryana to move Supreme Court against PunjabKhattar said his goverment would also seek early hearing of Presidential Reference, regarding validity of the Punjab Termination of Agreeme...
03 Feb, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
Water crisis in Delhi as UP fixes breach in upper Ganga canalVarious areas in East and South Delhi faced water shortage as UP cut raw water supply to the city from the upper Ganga canal to fix a breac...
17 May, 2013, 07.25 PM IST