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Drugs Panel to weigh bringing all sterile drug products under central licensing amid contamination concerns- HYROX admits mistake, changes rules after Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk was allowed to finish despite bowel incontinence
- Since 2014, NASA has recycled over 75,000 tons of clean steel and asphalt from Santa Susana demolition. The cleanup has restored more than 22 acres to natural habitat
- 33,000 people died in India between 2020 and 2024 in building collapses, fires and falls into pits and manholes: Govt dataNearly 33,000 people died in India between 2020 and 2024 in incidents involving building collapses, fires, and falls into pits and manholes...09 Sep, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
- Whose bill is it when the fire spares the house but poisons the air? California just made that callCalifornia wildfire survivors gain new protections with the Smoke Damage Recovery Act. This legislation establishes the nation's first scie...07 Sep, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
- New AI models, critical threshold, and a design debate: A busy day for AI industryAnthropic launched two new models -- Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 -- claiming top benchmark scores for coding and scientific rese...03 Sep, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
- 32,600 used tires did not go to a landfill. Instead, Michigan turned them into a 1.15-mile road in Clare County that can also reduce traffic noise. The next target is Detroit roadsMichigan is turning discarded tires into road-building material, with 32,600 passenger tire equivalents reused on a 1.15-mile stretch of Ha...31 Aug, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
- Buying a house in a big gated society? Check these 4 key things before your dream home turns into a nightmareIndia’s cities cannot accommodate their rapidly growing urban populations without greater density. The trend towards large residential proj...31 Aug, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
- $30,000 Brooklyn wedding turns into nightmare as bride, groom and guests suffer vomiting, diarrhoea, chills and abdominal cramps after pricey NYC hotel served up norovirus-tainted foodA $30,000 Brooklyn wedding reception reportedly turned into a nightmare after the bride, groom and 30 of 112 guests fell ill with vomiting,...27 Aug, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
- In 2023, NASA grew tomatoes for 100 days aboard the space station; ground plants produced more than 100, while the space crop yielded 12 and was not eatenNASA's tomato experiment on the International Space Station faced major hurdles in microgravity, where watering issues resulted in uneven m...26 Aug, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
- NASA left a camera on the moon for 31 months; when Apollo 12 brought it home, scientists found bacteria that appeared to be aliveAfter 31 months on the moon, a bacterium discovered on the Surveyor III camera is believed to be a case of contamination. A thorough re-eva...22 Aug, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
- Rat allegedly spotted inside ice cream freezer at Blinkit store in Kalyan, sparks food safety concernsA viral video showed a rat inside an ice cream storage crate at a quick-commerce delivery hub. This incident raised significant concerns ov...16 Aug, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
- 5,000 sailors, 250 days at sea, food shortages and mouldy showers: Reported jump attempts raise alarm aboard USS Abraham Lincoln as USS George Washington prepares to replace itSailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln have faced an arduous deployment, surpassing 250 days with over 200 days at sea without making port call...14 Aug, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
- Iran calls for environmental safeguards for Strait of Hormuz amid oil pollution along Qeshm Island coastIran's foreign ministry spokesperson highlighted environmental concerns regarding oil pollution. Recent pollution along Qeshm Island shores...13 Aug, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
- Oman says oil spill from grounded tanker has reached its coastlineCrude oil from a grounded tanker has reached Omani mainland beaches. The sanctioned vessel, Caroline Bezengi, is leaking nearly one million...13 Aug, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
- Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers sickens 345 people across 27 US states: What we knowA multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak has sickened 345 people across 27 states. Health authorities linked these illnesses to fresh jalap...10 Aug, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
- Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker leaks oil off Oman coast, NGOs raise alarmAn Omani nature reserve faces an environmental catastrophe from an oil leak. A Russian shadow fleet tanker is reportedly leaking oil across...06 Aug, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
- E20 fuel protests: Why India's ethanol-blended petrol policy is under fireIndia's push for E20 petrol faces significant public and political opposition. Motorists express concerns about potential vehicle damage an...04 Aug, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
- In 1982, a deadly flood exposed one of America's worst toxic disasters. Here's what happened to Times Beach, MissouriTimes Beach faced a major environmental disaster due to dioxin-contaminated waste oil. Flooding in 1982 spread the toxic contamination acro...29 Jul, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
- In 1518, hundreds of people in France danced uncontrollably for weeks until they collapsed; historians still cannot solve this mysteryIn the summer of 1518, hundreds of people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably for days and even weeks, with some reportedly dying from exha...27 Jul, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
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