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India’s lake of mystery: 1200-year-old lake in Uttarakhand has hundreds of skeletons. Scientists are still figuring out the reasonRoopkund Lake, nestled in the Himalayas, holds a chilling secret: hundreds of ancient skeletons. Once thought to be victims of a single epi...
Pay attention to dry facts about waterIndia is grappling with an acute water crisis. Recent studies reveal that the Western Himalayas are experiencing the driest spring seasons ...
Did the Iron Age actually begin in Tamil Nadu? Study reveals some groundbreaking factsA groundbreaking study reveals that Tamil Nadu's Iron Age began as early as 3,345 BCE, predating the Hittite Empire's iron usage by a mille...
Isro launches analogue mission in Leh to train astronautsThe Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launches its first analogue space mission in Leh, Ladakh, to simulate extra-terrestrial condi...
India’s first analogue space mission kicks off in LehThe mission will simulate the extreme conditions of extraterrestrial environments, marking a milestone in India’s quest to advance human sp...
Uttarakhand's 'Lake of Skeletons,' Roopkand in peril as climate change smothers its sizeRoopkund Lake in Uttarakhand is shrinking because of climate change. Known for its skeletal remains, the lake is losing size and depth each...
Madhya Pradesh villagers' worshipped 'stone balls' identified as dinosaur eggsIn a surprising revelation, revered stone balls worshipped for ages in a Madhya Pradesh village have turned out to be fossilised dinosaur e...
Mosque authorities file objection in Varanasi court to plea seeking ASI survey of Gyanvapi complexSolicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, expressed concerns regarding damage to the structure during the...
SC agrees to hear plea of Muslim side against HC order on determining age of 'Shivling' at GyanvapiThe court considered suggestions of Prof Javed N Malik of Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur. Prof Malik suggested that to understand...
Allahabad HC orders scientific investigation of shivling-like structure in Gyanvapi mosqueThe high court ordered authorities to ensure no harm is done to the structure claimed to be a shivling. The mosque authorities say it is pa...
Allahabad High Court raps ASI for failing to file reply on survey technique for Gyanvapi ShivlingThe HC dubbed the attitude of the director general of the ASI as "lethargic" and "highly deplorable". It said things cannot be kept pending...
By 2070, 50% of India’s mangroves will shift or vanish due to climate change: Study
Caves unravel how Silk Route traders survived Ladakh coldLadakh had been the convergence point between central and south Asia when the Silk Route was thriving. The 60-day journey on the Ladakh rou...
Rakhigarhi DNA study questions Aryan invasion theory, claims authorThe findings are based on the study of the ancient genome in the skeletons excavated from Rakhigarhi.
This 'skeleton lake' in Uttarakhand contains bones of over 1,000-year old mysterious migrantsSituated at over 5000 metres above sea-level, Roopkund Lake has long puzzled researchers due to the presence of skeletal remains from sever...
Harappan site of Rakhigarhi: DNA study finds no Central Asian trace, junks Aryan invasion theoryResearchers Vasant Shinde and Neeraj Rai said this establishes the fact that knowledge ecosystem in the Vedic era was guided by “fully indi...
- Skeletons found at 10th century Rajasthan excavation site sent for dating
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) More than three human skeletons, without any ornaments or antiquarian remains, were found recently in the ongoing exc...
Exploring new deposits of natural resources a challenge: Ram NaikUP Governor Ram Naik today said that working towards exploring new deposits of natural resources in the country was a challenge before scie...
- Rajmahal fossil bed gets 'geological heritage' tag
The ancient plant fossil formations of Rajmahal and Mandro in Sahebganj district have been given the ?geological heritage site' status by t...
- Fossil discovery in Rajasthan may boost hydrocarbon exploration
India is poised to emerge as a major source of hydrocarbon with its several prospective Neoproterozoic sedimentary basins, a top official o...