Extreme heat adds pressure to food supplies already hit by warMeteorologists warn of prolonged high temperatures due to El Niño, compounding climate change impacts and already high farming costs. This ...
29 Jun, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
How a prisoner created India’s first rainwear brand by studying ducks and built a company that now serves the IAF, NavyAn Indian freedom fighter's prison experience sparked an idea for local rainwear. Surendra Mohan Bose founded Duckback, India's first rainw...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Easter eggs chocolate: Here's evolution for eggs which symbolize rebirth and renewalEaster eggs: From chocken eggs to chocolate Easter eggs, the traditional symbol of Easter Sunday has gone through transformation.
04 Apr, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Coconuts from India have fuelled a centuries-old tradeCoconuts from India have played a central role in global trade for centuries, travelling alongside spices on ships bound for Europe. Once s...
31 Aug, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Digital drought fix? Keir Starmer-led UK government tells citizens to erase emails and pics to conserve waterUK water shortage 2025: The Keir Starmer government in the UK suggests deleting old emails to save water. This comes as England faces a sev...
13 Aug, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
From crisis to hope: Against all odds, Maine's Puffin bird colonies are overcoming climate change impactAtlantic puffins, a unique bird species found on remote islands off the coast of Maine, have rebounded this year after a disastrous 2021. D...
30 Aug, 2023, 07.43 PM IST
Hosepipe ban imposed on millions in Kent and Sussex amid heatwaveDue to the soaring temperature in Kent and Sussex the country is facing severe water shortages which has resulted in a ban of hosepipes.
16 Jun, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
ICC T20 World Cup: Tournament of upsetsCricketers often tell you that they do not take any opposition for granted, and while this is what they insist in public, they do expect to...
07 Nov, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
Even as RBI hikes interest rates, the Indian economy can almost certainly not fall off the cliffCentral banks across the world are waging a crusade against runaway price increases. For example, the Bank of England hiked rates by 50 bps...
11 Aug, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
UK braces for another heatwave amid water crisisThe Met Office warning covers much of the southern half of England as well as parts of eastern Wales, and will be in force from Thursday th...
10 Aug, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
Supply chain snags threaten to slow air industry take-offFrom multinationals to family-run stockists, few have been spared the impact of shortages or delays. As a result, this week's Farnborough A...
22 Jul, 2022, 09.36 AM IST
Dollar loses steam, euro heaves sigh of relief ahead of ECBdollar retreated on Wednesday as the euro extended its overnight bounce on relief Europe might be able to avoid the worst fears concerning ...
20 Jul, 2022, 07.43 AM IST
Ukraine Sunflower oil crisis hits food from chips to cookiesPrices are surging and the ingredient will only become more scarce from the summer as Ukrainian farmers may struggle to grow and export the...
02 Apr, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
P&O and persistence of lascar exploitationCEO Peter Hebblethwaite admitted brazenly to a Parliamentary committee that P&O flouted requirements to notify unions about impending sacki...
26 Mar, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
Indian-origin CEO's green submarine project wins British prizeDhruv Boruah's Oceanways won backing from the GBP 23-million government-funded research and development (R&D) drive with its concept of a f...
15 Sep, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Climate change threatens cultural heritage: UNThe Statue of Liberty, Uganda's gorilla forest, Stonehenge and Venice - the United Nations listed 31 protected sites threatened by sea leve...
26 May, 2016, 11.14 PM IST
- BP to shut down major oil pipeline as strike action looms
Oil giant BP PLC was hours away from completing the closure of a pipeline system responsible for delivering almost a third of Britain's Nor...
27 Apr, 2008, 06.18 AM IST