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Tribal girl watched her father heal the sick; that inherited wisdom made her the ‘Queen of Herbs’, helping over 300,000 patients battle deadly diseasesYanung Jamoh Lego, popularly known as the 'Adi Queen of Herbs', is a traditional healer from Arunachal Pradesh who has spent more than thre...
Scientists just mapped 110 quadrillion kilometers of hidden fungal threads underground, weighing about five times all humans combinedVast underground fungal networks, stretching billions of times to the sun, exist in Earth's soil. These hyphae, finer than hair, weigh more...
JSW–The Times of India Earth Care Awards Recognises Champions of Climate Action and Sustainability
Chinese production continues despite tech transfer curbsChinese electronics companies are pushing ahead with their India expansion. Brands like Hisense, Haier, and Oppo are increasing local manuf...
HUL cuts permanent employee count by 8.6% in FY26Hindustan Unilever has reduced its workforce in fiscal year 2026. The company saw a decline in both permanent employees and workers. This m...
Why India should rethink its opposition to WTO plurilateral dealsThe 14th WTO ministerial conference highlighted a divide between multilateralism and plurilateralism. India advocates for multilateralism b...
How Donald Trump's Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimesUS funding cuts are impacting Ukraine's pursuit of justice for war crimes. Organizations documenting atrocities face reduced capacity. This...
Europe is facing up to a painful vulnerability to drone warfareA Russian drone crash in Romania highlights Europe's struggle with modern aerial warfare. Drone incidents are now a near-daily occurrence a...
West is between peace and war, as AI races ahead: UK cyberspying chiefBritain's top cyber spy, Anne Keast-Butler, warns that artificial intelligence is being used in new ways that threaten national security. S...
LNG tanker exits Hormuz for India for first time since war beganThe exit of an LNG tanker from the Strait of Hormuz marks a pivotal moment for India, signaling its first shipment from the Persian Gulf in...
No love in Tokyo for mangoes from India this seasonJapan has suspended fresh mango imports from India due to concerns over fumigation and disinfection deficiencies identified during a March ...
US intel says Iran nuclear timeline unchanged despite strikes, warIran's nuclear weapon timeline remains unchanged. U.S. intelligence assessments show it still takes up to a year to build a bomb. Recent U....
Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...
Infanticide case at Foxconn exposes workplace welfare gaps, spurs calls for reformsA tragic infanticide at Foxconn's Devanahalli unit highlights critical gaps in mental health awareness, workplace support, and reproductive...
ET Awards: Cyrus Poonawalla reflects on SII’s mission of affordable vaccines and saving lives worldwideCyrus Poonawalla began Serum Institute of India in 1966 with a goal to make India self-reliant in healthcare. His vision was to provide aff...
At least 16 dead in strikes as Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of Russia-Ukraine warRecent strikes across Ukraine and Russia have claimed at least 16 lives. Attacks hit Dnipro, Sevastopol, and Luhansk. Ukraine also struck a...
Taken-for-granted separation between economics & strategy has collapsed in 21st Century: Pradeep MehtaThe lines between economics and strategy have blurred, as highlighted in CUTS International's geoeconomic webinar. Experts discussed how tr...
Separation between economics & strategy that was taken for granted has collapsed in 21stCenturyA recent CUTS International webinar under its Geoeconomic Monograph Series highlighted how global economics and geopolitics are now deeply ...
Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chornobyl, risking major accidentBoth the Chornobyl site and western Ukraine's two-reactor Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant have been on the flight path of Russian hypersonic K...
Mango exports up 19 pc to USD 47.98 million during April-August; US top destinationAs part of its initiative to promote export of mangoes, the Centre invited the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and ...