You really can see Russia from Alaska, things to know ahead of Friday's Trump-Putin summitAlaska's history is intertwined with Russia, dating back to Siberian fur traders in the 18th century. Once a Russian territory, Alaska was ...
13 Aug, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drillingThe Trump administration is pushing to double oil production in Alaska and construct a natural gas project, aiming to boost energy supplies...
03 Jun, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
Trump cabinet heads to Alaska to advance gas pipeline, oil drilling plansThe Trump administration dispatched Cabinet members to Alaska, signaling a push for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and...
01 Jun, 2025, 09.57 AM IST
Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favoured white and Asian employeesGoogle spokesperson Courtenay Mencini confirmed the settlement on Tuesday, but added, "We continue to disagree with the allegations that we...
18 Mar, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
How Google maps plans to handle the 'Gulf of America'The Trump administration renamed the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, but popular mapping services like Google and Apple haven't updated ...
28 Jan, 2025, 07.25 AM IST
Trump vows to rename Denali, North America's tallest mountain, as Mt McKinleyPresident-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to revert Denali's name back to Mount McKinley, honoring the 25th U.S. president. Form...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.56 AM IST
US election 2024: Will voters in Alaska villages be able to cast votes this time?Polling for US election 2024 has started but voters in Alaska native villages are facing the age-old issue.
30 Oct, 2024, 02.04 AM IST
Sun rises in this town after 2 months. Details hereAlaska town is witnessing sunrise after 66 days. Situated within the Arctic Circle, Utqiaġvik is formerly known as Barrow.
24 Jan, 2024, 02.28 AM IST
Alaska town Utqiaġvik to witness next Sunrise in January. Check dateAlaska town Utqiaġvik wont be witnessing till the end part of January. Less than a decade ago, Utqiaġvik, previously named Barrow, reclaime...
19 Nov, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
Alaska's Willow oil drilling project: All you need to knowConocoPhillips proposed Willow Project is an initiative for oil development in the coastal plain of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alask...
11 Mar, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Preventable injuries leading cause of death in US kids, says reportThe most common causes of injury-related deaths among children are motor vehicle accidents, suffocation, drowning, poisoning and falls.
22 Feb, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
Alaskan native Marry Peltola bags full term in house. See detailsUnited States Representative and the first Alaska native in Congress, Marry Peltola, has been elected to a full term in the House. Followin...
24 Nov, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Who is Mary Peltola? Know more about this first Alaskan Native in CongressFor the first time, a democratic native woman from Alaska has secured a seat in the house of Congress in the recent special election sessio...
01 Sep, 2022, 01.58 PM IST
With eyes on Russia, US military prepares for an Arctic futureThe first-of-its-kind exercise this month, involving some 8,000 troops outside of Fairbanks, was planned long before Russia’s invasion of U...
28 Mar, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Extinction Watch: Steller Sea Lions are known for disntinctive vocal airingsHistorically, Steller sea lions were plentiful throughout the coastal North Pacific Ocean. But their numbers started declining as they were...
01 Jun, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
US gives conditional nod to Royal dutch Shell for oil and gas drilling in Arctic OceanThe decision, however, is a blow to environmentalists who for years have demanded that the administration reject offshore Arctic drilling p...
12 May, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
- Area north of Arctic Circle holds 90 bn barrels of oil
Some 90 billion barrels of oil and nearly a third of the world's undiscovered natural gas remain untapped under an area north of the Arctic...
24 Jul, 2008, 06.38 PM IST