As the desert advances in Morocco, women are scaling mountains to capture water from fogIn Morocco's Aït Baâmrane region, women once trekked for hours daily to fetch water. Now, giant mesh nets on Mt. Boutmezguida capture Atlan...
18 May, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
How to differentiate between a snake hole and a rodent hole in your gardenSnake hole vs rat hole in garden: Finding random holes in your garden can instantly make you think there’s a snake nearby. But in most case...
13 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Armadillo “ice-cream cone holes” in your yard? What it means and how to stop the midnight drillingHomeowners are discovering small cone-like holes in their lawns. These are signs of armadillos foraging for insects at night. The animals d...
11 May, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Sinkhole emerges on busy Christchurch road due to burst water main, repair work underwayA sinkhole has disrupted Christchurch's Fendalton suburb due to a water main burst on Friday morning, impacting 50 properties with water ou...
06 Jun, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
NYT Connections hints and solutions for 1 JuneNYT Connections Hints: Dive into the thrilling world of New York Times Connections, the word game that challenges your vocabulary and enhan...
01 Jun, 2025, 12.02 PM IST
127-year-old water main gives way under NYC's Times Square, flooding streets, subwaysThe 20-inch (half-meter) water main gave way under 40th Street and Seventh Avenue at 3 a.m., said Rohit Aggarwala, commissioner of New York...
29 Aug, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Rat-hole: The dark side of coal mining in MeghalayaThe size of rat-holes are such that only children can work and adults cannot enter the pits.
03 Jan, 2019, 06.25 PM IST
Navy sends divers to Meghalaya to rescue trapped minersThree naval personnel have already reached the site of the rescue operation and a group of divers will join them in the next 12 hours, the ...
28 Dec, 2018, 10.02 PM IST
Make the most of 24 hours in Edinburgh this summerScotland’s celebrated city of Edinburgh has something special for every traveller.
07 Apr, 2017, 02.06 PM IST
Say goodbye to fear: Four extreme adventure sports to try this seasonDo you love adventure sports? From waterfall rappelling to snowmobiling, we list four things you must try.
21 Jan, 2016, 08.07 AM IST
Meters everywhere, but no water to drink in BengaluruWhile some parts of the layout have pipes supplying water, houses on the irst main, second cross and second main roads do not have connecti...
01 Dec, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
MGNREGA schemes to bring coal thieves into mainstreamThe schemes taken up in nine blocks in the Asansol, Durgapur sub-divisions, had already succeeded in bringing down the number of coal theft...
28 Jan, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
Tracking just what workers do at work is likely to prove a tricky taskTime is also governance and implementation, what with a new regimen being set up for babus and the like under the new dispensation.
24 Jun, 2014, 12.28 PM IST
Fine notice fails to reach Reliance InfocomThe municipal corporation of Bareilly failed to trace the Mukesh Ambani-owned telecom company, Reliance Infocom, at the address listed for ...
15 May, 2014, 11.35 AM IST
Tiger found dead in NallamalaA tiger was found dead in suspicious circumstances with its limbs missing in the Nallamala forests in Mahbubnagar district.
24 Jan, 2014, 05.10 AM IST
Take a swing at it: Hone your game at India’s scenic golf coursesReady for the hard stuff? Gurgaon and Greater Noida’s courses will test your game acumen with some of the most challenging greens in India.
06 Jun, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
- Asteroid strike in oceans can destroy ozone layer: Study
An asteroid splashdown in one of the Earth's oceans could trigger a destructive chemical cycle that would wipe out half the ozone layer, a ...
27 Oct, 2010, 03.44 PM IST