Turn fog into water: How these women are using an incredible technique to survive in harsh, dry mountainsIn Morocco’s drought-hit Anti-Atlas Mountains, women are changing lives by turning fog into clean drinking water. Using giant mesh nets ins...
21 May, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
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
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warnFarmers and fishers are struggling as heatwaves become more frequent and intense. Yields are falling, and harvests are failing. The United ...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Scientists Stunned to Find Signs of Ancient Life in a Place No One ExpectedScientists found ancient wrinkle-like structures in Moroccan rocks. These formations, 180 million years old, suggest microbes lived in deep...
15 Mar, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
A Deluge for the Sahara: Satellites Tracked Extreme Rain Where It Feels ImpossibleIn September 2024, intense rainfall, exceeding 200 millimeters in some areas, transformed parts of the Sahara Desert, filling dry basins an...
20 Feb, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Navy ships 'Udaygiri', 'Himgiri' to be simultaneously commissioned on Aug 26Indian Navy will commission Udaygiri and Himgiri at Visakhapatnam on August 26. These are Project 17A stealth frigates. This is the first t...
10 Aug, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they're most common and whyEarthquakes accompany both subduction and rifting. In fact, that is how the plate boundaries were first discovered. In the 1950s, when a gl...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
India-Morocco to explore joint electrification projects in Africa; focus on renewablesMoroccan Minister of Energy, Mines & Environment Aziz Rabbah explained that India and Morocco can develop joint projects in the energy sect...
21 Jul, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
India, Morocco conclude key pact for mutual recognition of academic qualificationsBoth parties will facilitate regular exchanges between the Moroccan bodies and Indian bodies, and AIU, for the implementation of the presen...
24 Jan, 2019, 09.58 PM IST
Tale of 'cutting paani': Water conservation reaches Bengaluru restaurantsF&B entities are realising water is a limited resource that needs to be conserved.
14 Jan, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
Will use steel pipes for irrigation in place of canals: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said land acquisition has become a costly proposition here and by using steel pipes not only sufficient savings will be there...
14 Dec, 2017, 09.18 PM IST
- Morocco launches earth observation satellite
Rabat, Nov 8 (IANS) Morocco has successfully launched an earth observation satellite, the European consortium Arianespace announced on Wedn...
08 Nov, 2017, 07.37 PM IST
Sterling and Wilson bags key role in the construction of the world's largest solar plant in Abu DhabiThe plant, once commissioned, is expected to save around 7 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year and will enable Abu Dhabi to achie...
19 Jun, 2017, 07.40 PM IST
Planning a trip soon? Backpack to these exotic locales for a great timeIn a bid to inspire and ignite the imagination, here’s a list of a few destinations from around the world that can be any backpacker’s deli...
12 Jan, 2017, 05.13 AM IST
Paris pact on water and climate change adaptation announced; India is part of the coalition to save waterA broad coalition of nations including India, river basin organizations, business and civil societies from across the globe on Wednesday an...
02 Dec, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
- Dabur India set to expand portfolio in Middle East region
Dabur is focusing on its Middle East operations this year, with a strategic launch of a new face care range, natural hair colour creme.
13 May, 2013, 03.44 PM IST
- UN solar project spreading light in rural India
An estimated 100,000 people in rural India are receiving several hours of solar-powered lighting every night through the United Nations-led...
01 May, 2007, 10.10 AM IST