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CONSERVATION OF GIANT SEQUOIAS
Between 1997 and 2005, officials removed 282 buildings from California’s Giant Forest; the project gave 231 acres back to giant sequoias- Kingsbarn CEO Jeff Pori paid $4 million for land outside Yosemite: Why Trump is now taking a surprising interest
- In 1903, John Muir spent three nights camping with President Roosevelt in Yosemite; three years later, the valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal control
- 268 feet tall, 1,600 years old: Meet the second-largest tree in the world. Travellers can hike through towering giant sequoias to reach this natural marvelRising in California's Kings Canyon National Park, the General Grant Tree is the world's second-largest tree and is believed to be more tha...02 Aug, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
- In 1857, a carpenter given six months to live moved into Yosemite; he survived 53 more years and spent five decades protecting its giant sequoiasGalen Clark moved to Yosemite seeking health and found a new purpose. He discovered the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and began protecti...29 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
- England's legendary Robin Hood oak has died after nearly 1,000 years, but its story isn't overBritain's famous Major Oak tree has died after standing for a millennium. This ancient tree, a symbol of Sherwood Forest, succumbed to age ...17 Jul, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
- Malaysia's tallest rainforest trees keep pumping water to their highest branches even during drought, thanks to a hidden hydraulic adaptation, scientists foundA groundbreaking study challenges the long-held belief that taller trees are more vulnerable to drought. Researchers found that giant dipte...04 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
- Thousands of marijuana plants removed from California's Sequoia National Park: Where is it located?Last week, authorities eradicated an illicit marijuana grow operation in California's Sequoia National Park, seizing over 2,000 plants. The...24 Aug, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
- Which candidate is better for tech innovation? VCs divided on Harris or TrumpSilicon Valley venture capitalists are divided over support for presidential candidates, with some backing Trump and others endorsing Kamal...16 Sep, 2024, 09.33 AM IST
- ETtech Unwrapped: Confusion, chaos, and disruption in wake of Delhi's bike taxi banThe notice issued by the Delhi government last week warned bike taxi operators such as Rapido, Ola and Uber to not ply on Delhi roads as it...04 Mar, 2023, 07.34 AM IST
- Amazon to cut over 18,000 jobs; consumers in no hurry for quicker grocery deliveriesEcommerce giant Amazon has resorted to another round of mass layoffs in a bid to cut costs. CEO Andy Jassy, in a statement to staff, said t...05 Jan, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
- RBI’s new mandate sparks confusion among fintechs; Foxconn may make EVs in IndiaThe regulator’s directive quickly sparked confusion and frustrations among fintech startups, which told us the RBI appears to be giving ban...22 Jun, 2022, 07.12 AM IST
- LeadSquared is the latest SaaS unicorn; Matrix to raise $450M India fundLeadSquared raked in $153 million from WestBridge and others to join the unicorn club21 Jun, 2022, 07.26 PM IST
- Venture capital firms tighten funding tap of Indian startupsBig-ticket rounds suffer in past two months; only 15 new unicorns this year.01 Jun, 2022, 09.48 AM IST
- Now, Sequoia cautions founders; Invact angel investor says CEO holding company hostage; and Country Delight valued at $615 millionSequoia Capital has issued another worldwide downturn missive cautioning its portfolio founders not to expect a speedy recovery from curren...25 May, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
- Winter is coming, Y Combinator warns; startups show solidarity amid layoffsThe famed Silicon Valley startup accelerator has told founders of all its portfolio companies to hunker down, cut costs and extend their ru...20 May, 2022, 09.12 AM IST
- TikTok parent, ByteDance, hits $3 billion in net profit last yearByteDance, led by Zhang Yiming, is becoming a viable rival to the dominant American online behemoths, Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc. Faceb...28 May, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
- Reimagining business: Business leaders deliver their prognosis for the remainder of the yearAs a global reset plays out, here are the forecasts, hopes and fears for the remainder of the year.24 May, 2020, 12.52 PM IST
- Fintech companies use Esops to lure top talentIn 2019 alone, fintech startups raised $2.6 billion, the highest ever in any year and double the capital inflow in 2018, as reported by ET ...21 Jan, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
- NRI startup guru Munjal Shah survived dotcom, health scare to script a success storyAs for the state of the Indian startup ecosystem, he thinks many are simply imitating US models and aren’t creative enough.10 Nov, 2015, 10.40 AM IST
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