China is using a bacteria to turn desert into fertile soil in just 10 monthsA groundbreaking technique from China transforms barren desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months. Researchers use resilient cyanobac...
26 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
ASML CEO sees tight supply in booming chip market as AI demand soarsThe global chip market faces a prolonged period of tight supply. Demand from artificial intelligence, satellites, and robots is surging. AS...
20 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
How Hollywood actors Anthony Mackie, Ben Kingsley’s Saudi film lost 99.6% of its budget and became the biggest flop ever? Guess the movie nameSaudi Arabia's ambitious historical action film, Desert Warrior, starring Hollywood actors like Anthony Mackie and Ben Kingsley, has become...
08 May, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
Flights carrying women and children linked to IS group land in AustraliaThirteen Australians, including women and children, have returned home after years in a Syrian desert camp. They allegedly have ties to the...
07 May, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
China planted millions of trees around the Taklamakan Desert, and turned it into a carbon sinkChina's ambitious tree-planting program has transformed the Taklamakan Desert, once known as "The Place of No Return," into a functioning c...
18 Feb, 2026, 01.56 AM IST
Why China built 162 square miles of solar panels on the world's highest plateauAt nearly 10,000 feet above sea level, China has built one of the world’s largest clean energy networks across the Tibetan plateau, combini...
10 Oct, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Centre's wildlife panel clears proposals to build strategic infra in eastern LadakhThe Centre's wildlife panel has approved proposals to build defense infrastructure in eastern Ladakh, specifically within Changthang High A...
10 Jan, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
Why is China increasing restrictions on renewable power plants?China is expected to increase curbs on renewable power plant output due to grid capacity issues. The curtailment rates, known as curbs, are...
06 Feb, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
A troubled new power plant leaves Jordan in debt to China, raising concerns over Beijing's influenceJordan's Attarat power plant, a $2.1bn project that promised to fulfil the country's energy needs while solidifying its ties with China, ha...
05 Jul, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
China to focus on Gobi desert for new solar, wind power basesApart from these desert projects, it will also work to improve rural grid transmission and allow village collectives to invest in renewable...
11 Feb, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
Giant China project leads the rise of renewable mega-hubsAs China leads the way in adopting wind and solar power, other countries are striving to keep pace. Australia has several large projects pl...
14 Oct, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
BRO opens another bridge to boost connectivity to China borderContinuing its development work in the strategic Ladakh region, Project Himank of the BRO today dedicated another bridge to the people of t...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
China, India lead global solar expansion as costs fallChina added 53 gigawatts of the 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity built last year, a 31 percent increase from the total 2016, IEEFA said.
22 May, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Travel to Zimbabwe's Antelope Park Reserve to discover the wildlife volunteer in youWildlife volunteering is an amazing way to travel to exotic locations while conserving endangered species worldwide.
16 Jun, 2016, 07.01 AM IST
China building multi-ethnic city in Xinjiang to curb militancyChina is building a pilot settlement for residents from multiple ethnic communities of troubled province Xinjiang to curb growing militancy.
15 Sep, 2014, 11.46 AM IST
- Border villages in Arunachal to get road connectivity
Small villages with population below 250 in districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China will be soon get road connectivity.
07 Feb, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
- China offers goodies to Pakistan, urges world powers not to abandon it
China has showered goodies on Pakistan as its top diplomat Dai Bingguo is visiting Islamabad. It has offered Pakistani companies tax free s...
24 Dec, 2011, 08.28 PM IST