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Senior bureaucrat Narendra Bhooshan named Environment Ministry SecretaryNarendra Bhooshan has been appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Previously, he was the Secreta...- As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job marketThe elevated jobless rate in the field - at around 7.1% for recent computer science and computer engineering graduates, according to an Ass...
- Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for themClimate-related disasters in the Himalayas have intensified, leading to devastating impacts on communities and economies. Aid cuts have sig...
- In 1995, Bette Midler launched NYRP to restore neglected spaces in New York. 30 years later, it has planted 200,000+ trees and restored 350+ green spaces for New YorkersThirty years after Bette Midler began picking up trash in a New York park, the New York Restoration Project has developed into an organizat...
- 24 companies propose Rs 5,500 crore investment for Asia's first telecom manufacturing zone in Gwalior: Jyotiraditya ScindiaGwalior is set to establish Asia's first dedicated Telecom Manufacturing Zone. This ambitious project will attract approximately ₹5,500 cro...
- Assam CM highlights state’s emergence as gateway to ASEAN, invites global industry to investAssam's Chief Minister invited global businesses to explore investment opportunities in the state. He highlighted Assam's strategic locatio...
- A New York City marsh was disappearing for decades; scientists added 20 inches of sand and watched what happened nextA salt marsh restoration experiment began at Big Egg Marsh in 2002. Scientists raised the marsh with sand and planted thousands of cordgras...
- In 1915, a Japanese immigrant George Masa moved to Asheville; his photographs later helped build the campaign for Great Samoky Mountains National ParkUpon his arrival in Asheville, Japanese immigrant George Masa took up a position at the Grove Park Inn before transitioning to a renowned p...
- 10 low-income Rosebud Sioux families got solar panels on their homes; the systems cut their tribal housing authority's electric bill by $8,122 in one yearTen families on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation received cheaper electricity bills from solar panels. The tribal housing authority saved over...
- In 2008, Virginia began paying fishermen to pull ‘ghost traps’ from Chesapeake Bay; six years of cleanup helped unlock an estimated $21 million in extra crab catchesVirginia's six-year program removed thousands of lost crab pots from Chesapeake Bay. This cleanup effort generated an estimated $21.3 milli...
- Florida was throwing away damaged metal signposts. In 2026, they are being turned into underwater habitatsIn Florida counties, discarded road signposts are being creatively repurposed into underwater habitats. These metal structures are transfor...
- ‘Miracles do happen’: Families await news of pilgrims missing after Nepal-China floodFamilies anxiously await news of loved ones missing after a Himalayan flood. A mudslide destroyed a Nepal-China border crossing, causing wi...
- Mother tongue key to a child's complete development: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted 'Vande Mataram's' historical importance and its recent acceptance in full form. He stressed the m...
- Since 2014, NASA has recycled over 75,000 tons of clean steel and asphalt from Santa Susana demolition. The cleanup has restored more than 22 acres to natural habitatThe Santa Susana Field Laboratory presents a multifaceted narrative of space exploration and nuclear events. Years of intensive rocket engi...
- In 2016, Gwyneth Paltrow bought 2.4 acres in Montecito for $4.9 million and rebuilt from scratch; 6 years later, her 14,000-square-foot solar-powered home used graywater systemGwyneth Paltrow built a large estate in Montecito during a severe California drought. Her new home incorporated solar panels and a graywate...
- In 2012, New Jersey flagged the Lower Passaic River for oxygen as Newark built 14 stormwater systems. 10 years later, those projects captured 265,845 gallons of runoff yearlyThrough a combination of education and innovative green infrastructure projects, water quality in the Passaic River has seen remarkable imp...
- An anonymous Connecticut family gave Americares $50 million to plug part of the aid gapAn anonymous family has gifted fifty million dollars to Americares, marking its largest donation ever. This significant contribution will f...
- US woman once earned a six-figure paycheck as an HR director. Today, lives on a five-acre farm, says, 'No high-paying corporate job could lure her.' She now has multiple income sourcesLaurie Charpentier made a bold leap from her corporate job to embrace true success through freedom. Together with her husband, they now man...
- In 1996, Idaho listed Fish Creek for sediment after erosion damaged aquatic habitat. 22 years later, restoration helped it earn the maximum 3.0 score for cold-water lifeFish Creek in Idaho was listed as impaired for sedimentation in 1996. Collaborative efforts by various stakeholders improved road surfaces ...
- China has developed a new material that pulls uranium from seawater at eight times a US benchmark — what it could mean for nuclear powerChinese scientists have created PhosCage, a material that captures uranium from seawater. This new substance performs significantly better ...
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