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More trees do not always mean more birds, and a Japanese study found grassland species fell by over 70% near shelterbelts, showing that restoring habitat can sometimes reduce biodiversityA surprising study reveals that planting trees as windbreaks on farms can devastate bird populations, particularly those needing open grass...- Less than 300 km drive from Hyderabad: 7 lesser-known destinations for an extended Good Friday weekend, offering off-beat experienceEscape Hyderabad's hustle this Good Friday weekend. Discover five offbeat destinations within 300 km. Explore Belum Caves' natural formatio...
- Wealth Quote of the Day by Charlie Munger: “The big money is not in the buying and the selling, but in the waiting” — why Munger believed patience is where millions are madeCharlie Munger, Warren Buffett's sharp-minded partner, once dropped a gem: "The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the wait...
- What is a mega-tsunami? Scientists sound alarm for US Pacific coast — could it happen and how far inland would it reach?Mega-Tsunami Threat Cascadia Subduction Zone: The Cascadia Subduction Zone, stretching from Northern California to Vancouver Island, could ...
- Demolition near Somnath Temple: Compound wall should be of 5-6 feet, SC tells GujaratThe Supreme Court intervened in a case regarding construction near Gir's Somnath Temple. It instructed the Gujarat government to keep the c...
- Indonesia's Prambanan temple: A testimony to India's deep-rooted cultural ties with South East AsiaA UNESCO heritage site, the Prambanan temple popularly known as Candi Prambanan is among many such temples in Indonesia which are aiming to...
- Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rocketsAt the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a walled esplanade above the Western Wall, hundreds of Palestinians performed prayers as part of observance...
- Israel launches retaliatory airstrikes against targets in SyriaThe warning from Jordan was followed by a statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry early on Sunday, saying that people who "barricade th...
- Joshimath sinking: Anatomy of a Himalayan disaster in the making"This is a disaster in the making. Many of its implications will unfold in the days to come. You will soon see an epidemic of mental issues...
- Afghanistan: Taliban, opposition vie to control Panjshir; Pakistan spy chief flies to KabulA Taliban source said fighting was continuing in Panjshir but the advance had been slowed by landmines placed on the road to the capital Ba...
- Rain fury claims 25 lives as fifth thunderstorm in a month batters MumbaiMumbai recorded over 250 mm of rain in just three hours (between midnight and 3am), touching 305 mm by 7 am on Sunday, a meteorologist said...
- Gurdaspur attack: Fortuitous right turn by terrorists for near-empty police barracks saved the day, almostFortuitous right turn by terrorists for near-empty police barracks rather than a bustling residential police complex saved the day, almost.
- Buffett says $100 billion wasted by investors trying to beat the marketWhen trillions of dollars are managed by Wall Streeters charging high fees, it will usually be the managers who reap outsized profits, not ...
- 1993 Mumbai serial blasts row: Security beefed up at Sanjay Dutt's residence, Arthur Road JailThe security has been beefed in the wake of alleged threat to Dutt's life and protest by Hindu Rashtra Sena outside his residence.
- Mumbai floor space index up; city due for realty boomMaharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has increased floor space index to 3 from 1.7-2 for redevelopment of old buildings in Mumbai.
- Tsunami can travel as fast as a jet planeMost tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes, but not all underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis.
- The house for gender balanceThe International Woman's Day provides an occasion to mark the remarkable progress made by women in the last 100 years. But the truth is, w...
- A walk around the Taj reveals Shahjahan’s affection for his queensHistory has been quite unfair to women in India. Even as alternative, people-centric treatises are being written, the eclipse of ruler-orie...
- Battle stations: North IndiaHistory is often quite unkind to its turning points, enveloping the places where such moments happened in a sheet of obscurity.
- Code connectionsThe human ability to create and commercially exploit success never ceases to amaze me. Take the case of Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code. Tour ope...
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