Paper leaks are the symptom, the jobs gold rush is the diseaseIndia's economy features a limited number of well-paying jobs and many low-wage positions. Young people pursue selective education and gove...
22 Jul, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Government says 629 national highway projects behind scheduleMany national highway projects are delayed beyond their original completion schedules. Over 100 contractors faced blacklisting for poor qua...
22 Jul, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
In 1969, a Texas businessman asked a realtor to find him the worst ranch available; decades later, the lifeless land had become a 5,500-acre preserve with flowing springs and 220 bird speciesA Texas businessman transformed a severely degraded ranch into a thriving nature preserve. He cleared invasive cedar trees and planted nati...
21 Jul, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
For 40 years, a Sicilian immigrant dug an underground California world, carving 65 rooms, tunnels, and fruit gardens beneath FresnoBaldassare Forestiere built an underground complex in Fresno to escape summer heat. He dug approximately sixty-five rooms and gardens by ha...
21 Jul, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
For 28 years, a Latvian immigrant built Florida’s 1,100-ton Coral Castle mostly alone at night, and never fully explained his methodsA heartbroken immigrant named Edward Leedskalnin built Coral Castle over thirty years. He single-handedly moved over one thousand tons of l...
21 Jul, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
How India's longest underground water tunnel will take Narmada water to VindhyaMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inspect India's longest underground water tunnel. Engineers achieved the final breakthrough ...
17 Jul, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
NHIT appoints general management consultants to improve National Highway operations and maintenanceTo improve the management of highway operations, National Highways Infra Trust has partnered with consultants. This initiative focuses on m...
16 Jul, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh urges peace, harmony as key to state’s progressManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh visited Kanto Sabal village. He urged residents to uphold peace and harmony for the state's p...
15 Jul, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 24,000 crore highways in VaranasiThe Union Cabinet approved highway projects exceeding twenty-four thousand crore rupees for Varanasi. Railway multi-tracking projects in Od...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Karnataka gets new MEMU train service between Arasikere and YelahankaV Somanna, the Minister of State, celebrated the inauguration of a new MEMU train service that connects the towns of Arasikere and Yelahank...
14 Jul, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
Northeast reels under rain fury: Arunachal floods claim 7 lives, Mizoram evacuates hundreds, Guwahati grinds to haltIncessant rains have triggered severe floods and landslides across Arunachal Pradesh, impacting many districts. Mizoram's government has ad...
14 Jul, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
UP to get road projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore in next two years: RTH Minister Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced road projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore for Uttar Pradesh. New projects worth Rs 50,000-60,000 crore hav...
13 Jul, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near ParisFrench officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region Sunday, after a fire erupted south of the French capital, disrupting tr...
13 Jul, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
Monsoon activity subdued in large parts of India, Uttarakhand on red alertSouthwest monsoon activity remained subdued across most of India on Sunday. Heavy rainfall was confined to Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and no...
12 Jul, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari calls for stronger BRICS ties for sustainable and future-ready transport systemsUnion Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Sunday called for deeper cooperation among BRICS nations to build transpo...
12 Jul, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Freight woes threaten fresh supply crunch in Manipur as transporters stay awayTransport operators are avoiding Manipur due to high costs and long travel times. Essential goods face shortages as highway conditions wors...
10 Jul, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Toll-cum-annuity model for NH bids put in fast laneThe Centre plans to invite bids for national highway projects using a new toll-cum-annuity model. This hybrid approach combines build-opera...
09 Jul, 2026, 01.59 AM IST