When to visit Australia: How weather, prices and crowds change through the yearAustralia's diverse climate dictates travel patterns, with peak seasons varying by region and activity. Summer draws crowds to the south, w...
04 Dec, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Heat waves push tourists from hotspots to ‘coolcations’Climate change is reshaping global tourism. Holidaymakers are seeking cooler destinations. Traditional hotspots face declining visitors. No...
23 Aug, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
Major advances in EV batteries announced by Chinese companyCATL, the world's leading electric car battery supplier, has unveiled groundbreaking battery technology poised to revolutionize the EV mark...
21 Apr, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
China reports warmest autumn since records beganChina recorded its warmest autumn since 1961, with average temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius above normal. This follows the country's hottes...
04 Dec, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Viral video shows ‘underwear falling from the sky’ in a Chinese city, here’s what happenedChongqing, China, experienced an unusual 'underwear storm' after cloud-seeding missiles were used to break a heatwave and induce rainfall.
12 Sep, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' NovemberLast month smashed the previous November heat record, pushing 2023's global average temperature to 1.46 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-ind...
06 Dec, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
China's smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility dropsNorthern province Hebei launched an anti-pollution emergency response, listing traffic safety controls for when necessary including suspend...
31 Oct, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
What to watch as China gives commodities a wild start to yearChina’s full-year economic data including GDP growth and steel output is coming on Jan. 17.
08 Jan, 2023, 10.29 AM IST
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on recordExperts have said the intensity, scope and duration of the heatwave could make it one of the worst recorded in global history. A chart from...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
China extends power rationing for factories in droughtThe "tense situation" of power supplies in Sichuan province "has further intensified," Tencent News reported Monday. There was no public an...
22 Aug, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop amid droughtThe hottest, driest summer since Chinese records began 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half of their normal water leve...
21 Aug, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
Yangtze drought could last until Sept; China races to protect harvestsRainfall in the Yangtze basin has been around 45% lower than normal since July, and high temperatures are likely to persist for at least an...
18 Aug, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
From India to France, wheat crops are coming under threat everywhereWheat is hardy and its vast geographical spread typically means shortages in one place can be filled from elsewhere. But the litany of chal...
12 May, 2022, 09.58 AM IST
‘Starting a fire’: America and China enter dangerous territory over TaiwanAfter holding out against unification demands from China’s communist rulers for more than 70 years, Taiwan is now at the heart of the deepe...
09 Oct, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
From the lab to the jab: How BioNTech-Pfizer won the vaccine raceAs BioNTech and other pharmaceutical companies leapt into action in search of the winning formula, Germany's army of "Mittelstand" companie...
27 Dec, 2020, 07.14 AM IST
New computer model can predict India's pollution levels months earlierThe new model could allow the government to forecast aerosol pollution conditions in winter and accordingly improve plans for pollution con...
30 Jul, 2019, 12.25 PM IST
New genetically modified rice can cut greenhouse emission: ScientistsBy inserting a barley gene into rice, Sun Chuanxin and his colleagues created SUSIBA2 Rice, which stores more starch in the section of the ...
23 Jul, 2015, 11.23 AM IST