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From a 1937 garden planting to an ecological crisis: One Miconia tree now spreads 8.9 million seeds, endangering Queensland's iconic rainforests- Since 2016, China has turned phone users' daily purchases into 122 million real trees; the digital forest now covers 112,000 hectares of dryland
- In 2011, an Australian woman climbed 60 meters into a forest tree and refused to touch the ground for 449 days; 170,000 hectares were later protected
- From 2007 to 2015, New York City planted one million trees across its five boroughs, a $400 million campaign to widen the shade canopy and cool streets baking under urban heatNew York City's MillionTreesNYC initiative planted one million trees between 2007 and 2015. This project aimed to cool neighborhoods and im...25 Jul, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
- Dharmendra Pradhan resigns amid NEET paper leak controversy: A look back at his four-decade political journeyUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday following widespread protests. Youth-led demonstrations escalated due to a...25 Jul, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
- El Niño worsens plight of Asia’s rice belt after war price shockLower harvests risk driving up global food prices and inflation. This situation threatens food security for millions across developing Asia.25 Jul, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
- Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticismPresident Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge for energy infrastructure. Power producers and data centers will fund massive AI-rela...24 Jul, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
- Secret journeys, makeshift tents: Students keep Jantar Mantar protest aliveSeventeen-year-old Yash Kumar and sixteen-year-old Meena joined the protest secretly. They concealed their participation from families, bel...23 Jul, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
- A couple gave up on a failing Sussex farm, pulled out the fences and let 3,500 acres go feral; it became the template for British rewildingA British farm, once burdened by debt, became a successful rewilding project. Free-roaming herbivores were introduced to restore the land's...23 Jul, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
- Over 10,000 km of high-speed corridors awarded nationally, 4,809 km completed: GovtOver ten thousand kilometers of high-speed corridors have been awarded nationwide. Nearly five thousand kilometers of these corridors are n...23 Jul, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
- Brazilian scientist who defied a dictatorship bought 63 African queen bees in 1956; a year later, 26 escaped and became one of America's most notorious invasive insectsTwenty-six African queen honey bees escaped a Brazilian apiary in 1957, beginning a continental spread. These bees, known as Africanized ho...23 Jul, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
- Psychology says people who don't like to take a bath every day aren't lazy: What this behavior may actually mean according to psychologyPsychology says people who don't like to take a bath every day aren't always avoiding hygiene or responsibility. Human behavior is influenc...23 Jul, 2026, 01.44 AM IST
- Once one of Africa's largest lakes, Lake Chad has lost 90% of its water. Now countries are planning a $50 billion plan to save it?Lake Chad has lost nearly ninety percent of its surface area since the 1960s. This environmental decline severely impacts millions of peopl...22 Jul, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
- How climate change is making wildfires more frequentClimate change and wildfires explained: Global temperatures are projected to remain at record highs, increasing extreme weather events. Ris...21 Jul, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
- Nagaland Landslides: Death toll rises to 10 in Mon district, CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia for kin of deceasedIn a heartbreaking incident, landslides in Mon district, Nagaland, have resulted in ten fatalities, with recovery efforts yielding five bod...20 Jul, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
- ICAR @98: Science, innovation and sustainability for Viksit Bharat 2047Achieving Viksit Bharat 2047 requires agriculture to move beyond production towards value addition, food processing, exports, bio-based ind...20 Jul, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
- Why are wildfires becoming more frequent across North America? Causes explainedNorth America wildfires explained: North America faces an intense fire season with millions of acres already burned. Climate change drives ...20 Jul, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
- Kremlin says Russian economy's difficulties are not criticalThe Kremlin states Russian economic difficulties are not critical and remain stable. Corporate sentiment sharply deteriorated in July, reac...16 Jul, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
- Mandrake Bio raises Rs 16 crore to build AI-powered gene-editing platform for agriculture, medicineBengaluru startup Mandrake Bio secured sixteen crore rupees in new funding. This capital will expand their AI and biophysics teams for plat...16 Jul, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
- Scientists discover rising heat leaves trees struggling to turn sunlight into energy: 57 million hectares of tropical forests already affected; Heat waves goes beyond photosynthesis limitsRising global temperatures are pushing millions of hectares of tropical forests beyond the heat levels where trees can efficiently carry ou...15 Jul, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
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