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A giant rail bridge across the Gobi Desert in China is making people ask one big question: How?A massive rail bridge rising above China’s Gobi Desert is drawing global attention. Built to overcome shifting sands, powerful winds, and e...
China's anti-desertification drive restores 10 million hectares in five years, targets 6.7 million more by 2030China has restored over 10 million hectares of desertified land and nearly 2 million hectares of rocky desertification during the 14th Five...
Forget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips longForget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips long and scientists have now mapped...
Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
From Innovation to Impact: How Krishi Mangal is Supporting India’s Smallholder Farmers
What Did Antarctica Hide for 190 Million Years? Jurassic Dinosaurs ExplainedAntarctica was once a lush continent, not an icy wasteland. Fossils of Glacialisaurus hammeri, a giant herbivore, show this. Around 190 mil...
The 'From Space' Checklist: 9 Natural Structures You Can Spot From OrbitEarth reveals its dynamic nature from space, showcasing nine natural wonders visible from orbit. These include the Great Barrier Reef, the ...
Trump is letting out a Cold War genie. What can go wrong?President Donald Trump announced the United States will test nuclear weapons on an equal basis with Russia and China. This move breaks a de...
macOS Tahoe 26 launched at WWDC25: New ‘Liquid Glass’ design, iPhone mirroring & AI-powered spotlightOne of the standout features of macOS Tahoe 26 is its revamped design language, known as “Liquid Glass.” This new aesthetic transforms the ...
A beacon of innovation: How Unilever’s Dubai factory became a global ‘Lighthouse’ in manufacturingUnilever’s Dubai Personal Care Factory (DPC) is in many ways setting the standard in technological innovation and sustainability, positioni...
ARTPARK: From legged robots to advanced cargo drones, a look at India's first robotics parkARTPARK, India's pioneering AI and robotics hub established in 2020 within the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, Bengaluru, aims t...
Climate change, pollution, construction: multiple whammy to fuel more Sikkim-like disasters, warn scientistsAs Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw many thousands being displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and s...
Notes from Davos: Adios DavosEven before the show was wound down officially, quite a few delegates had departed by Thursday morning. For the few of us who are still aro...
Greening deserts: India powers renewable ambitions with solar pushCurrently, coal powers 70 percent of the nation's electricity generation, but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged that by 2030,...
Take your family for out-of-the-box experiences to enjoy first showers of monsoonExperiential travel is about making trips more memorable while offering a piece of Indian culture at the same time.
Desertification, land degradation, drought cost India 2.54% of its GDP: StudyDesertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) cost India about 2.54 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014-15, a new s...
Conservation project of Rs 5 crore for picturesque Spiti valleyStudies and research proposals include dissemination of best practices of biodiversity conservation, monitoring of glaciers receding, clima...
- Centre clears Rs 5.12 cr Spiti biosphere reserve project
Among total 18 CDBRs of the country, only Spiti area of Himachal Pradesh was declared "cold desert biosphere reserve" in 2009.
- House sparrows losing battle against rapid urbanisation
The house sparrow is now the fourth most commonly-sighted bird in India, with the first three being the Rock Pigeon, which has emerged as t...
- Haryana wildlife parks set to get eco-sensitive status
A string of wildlife national parks and sanctuaries in Haryana are set to recieve the 'Eco-Sensitive' status which would ensure a ban on an...