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India prepares contingency plans for 315 districts as monsoon faltersIndia is implementing contingency plans for over 300 vulnerable districts facing a potentially weak monsoon. With rains currently 43% below...
Rare wildlife, dense evergreen forests, rich biodiversity: 5 stunning rainforests in India that every nature-lover must visitCelebrating World Rainforest Day, India boasts incredible biodiversity across its lush rainforests. From Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha to Ke...
Does planting more trees on farmland actually hurt bird populations? Here's what a new study reveals about hidden risks of tree plantingNew research from Japan reveals that planting trees for conservation, while beneficial for some birds, can negatively impact species relian...
Don't leave Mumbai high and dryMumbai's recent rainfall was a welcome but fleeting relief for its struggling reservoirs. However, true water security in the city depends ...
Srinagar cafe serves Bun Maska, Irani chai with a side of FIFA World CupDowntown Srinagar's Irani Cafe is buzzing with football fever, screening FIFA World Cup matches nightly. A couple, an aeronautical engineer...
Cleaner-looking lakes are not always better; as freshwater turns brown across North America and Europe, trout, bass, perch and whitefish declineFreshwater lakes across North America are turning a tea-like brown due to increased dissolved organic carbon, driven by climate change and ...
Rs 35,000 crore Jio IPO may not be a jackpot for Reliance investors. Here's whyReliance has kicked off the IPO process for Jio Platforms with a proposed Rs 35,000–40,000 crore issue, expected to be India's biggest IPO....
Hormuz in focus for India as US-Iran talks kick off in SwitzerlandHigh-level peace talks between the US and Iran have commenced in Switzerland, led by Vice President JD Vance and Parliament Speaker Mohamma...
India’s lake of mystery: 1200-year-old lake in Uttarakhand has hundreds of skeletons. Scientists are still figuring out the reasonRoopkund Lake, nestled in the Himalayas, holds a chilling secret: hundreds of ancient skeletons. Once thought to be victims of a single epi...
Scientists discover a hidden underground lake that may be the largest on EarthLargest underground lake on Earth: Scientists have unearthed a colossal underground thermal lake, dubbed Lake Neuron, in southern Albania's...
On This Day in History, June 21: Ferris wheel opens, Okinawa battle ends, Greenland gains self-rule, WNBA launches, US Constitution takes effect, 5th Harry Potter and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 21 saw the opening of the world's first Ferris wheel, the end of Japanese resistance on Okinawa during World W...
In 2021, a British geologist dated footprints at New Mexico's White Sands to 21,000+ years old: Pushing humans' arrival in North America back 5,000 yearsExciting discoveries at White Sands National Park challenge what we know about North America's past. Unearthed ancient human footprints, es...
In 1988, cargo ships accidentally brought zebra mussels to the US in their ballast water, and they devastated the Great Lakes, but a 2026 study finds that after 20 years in Kansas lakes, they barely changed the fish or the waterA new study reveals that zebra mussel invasions in Kansas reservoirs over two decades have had minimal impact on water quality and fish pop...
A wildlife photographer’s 4-year quest ended with a coyote image that looks like a glitch and defies physicsCoyote jumping ice photo: A photographer captured a remarkable image of a coyote leaping over a crack in frozen Lake Superior after a four-...
A GPS-tracked wolf jumped into a Swiss lake, and what happened next stunned expertsA lone wolf, M637, stunned Swiss researchers by swimming across the frigid Lake Lucerne, a journey of about 1.5 kilometers. This remarkable...
A GPS-tracked wolf did something stunning in Switzerland; it swam into Lake Lucerne and left experts searching for answersA wolf named M637 swam across Switzerland's Lake Lucerne. This unprecedented event was captured by a GPS collar. Researchers believe the wo...
Are the world’s freshwater sources vanishing before our eyes? Satellite images reveal an appalling global water crisisAcross the globe, our precious rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are diminishing at an alarming rate. Cutting-edge satellite imagery underscore...
Khecheopalri Lake: This crystal-clear waters body in Sikkim is considered as a wishing lake where footprint of the Goddess Tara or Lord Shiva existsNestled in West Sikkim, Khecheopalri Lake, known as the "Wishing Lake," is a sacred site for Buddhists and Hindus, believed to grant wishes...
Bengaluru man's magic! In just 24 hours, he revives a forgotten pond; Now it holds twice the water and attracts Kingfishers, Herons & moreA dried-up Bengaluru pond, Bikkanahalli Kunte, has been revived in just 24 hours by environmentalist Gurunandan Rao and volunteers. After m...
NCR plan keeps Aravali safeguards after long debateThe National Capital Region's Regional Plan 2041 will keep the Natural Conservation Zone. This protects the Aravali ecosystem and sensitive...