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China planted 66 Billion trees to fight desert expansion, and a new study finds they are growing faster than natural forests- BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitions
- China builds massive desert test facility to test future fighter jets as it races against US for sixth-gen tech
- In 1981, China began planting billions of trees to restore degraded land. Decades later, the 78-billion-tree effort produced a surprising outcome: it altered the water cycle, sending more rain to some regions while drying out othersChina’s decades-long reforestation campaign has dramatically expanded vegetation across the country, including through the Three-North Shel...11 Aug, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
- Since 1978, China has planted 66 billion trees to fight the desert; scientists just found they are outpacing natural forests by 66%China's massive tree-planting initiative, aimed at combating desertification, has yielded surprising results. New research indicates these ...03 Jul, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
- 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...19 Jun, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
- Why is China building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos, and what do satellite images reveal about sites with over 80 launch pads?Satellite images reveal that China is constructing a vast network of military infrastructure in its north-western deserts, including more t...30 May, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
- China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silosChina is constructing a massive military complex in its desert regions. Satellite images reveal a sprawling network of launch pads and bunk...29 May, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
- Did humans really live in the UAE 210,000 years ago? Cave discovery at Jebel Faya could rewrite human historyArchaeological discoveries in Sharjah's Jebel Faya rock shelter have unearthed 80,000-year-old stone tools, the oldest Middle Paleolithic a...26 Jun, 2025, 09.33 PM IST
- BYD slows production, delays capacity expansion at China factories, sources sayBYD, the Chinese EV giant, is adjusting its production. The company is reducing shifts and delaying expansion plans. This comes after a per...25 Jun, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
- Why is China increasing restrictions on renewable power plants?China is expected to increase curbs on renewable power plant output due to grid capacity issues. The curtailment rates, known as curbs, are...06 Feb, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
- Heatwave: Scientists certain that July will be the hottest month ever recorded globally; Details hereUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed that the unfolding events align with earlier predictions and warnings. The rapid pace of ch...27 Jul, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
- China building over 100 new silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles: ReportThe acquisition of over 100 new missile silos, if completed, would represent a historic shift for China, a country that is believed to poss...02 Jul, 2021, 09.47 PM IST
- Flights canceled during China's worst sandstorm in a decadeSkyscrapers in the center of Beijing appeared to drop from sight amid the dust and sand. Traffic was snarled and more than 400 flights out ...15 Mar, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
- India attractive in itself, not just as alternative to China: PAG BossIn India, the focus will be on export-dependent sectors like pharma and outsourcing as much as private consumption themes around financial ...22 Jan, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
- China takes the Africa route to ringfence India: 6 reasons why Delhi should be worriedChina's state news agency Xinhua said the ships had departed from Zhanjiang in southern China “to set up a support base in Djibouti”.12 Jul, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
- China, India lead global solar expansion as costs fallChina added 53 gigawatts of the 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity built last year, a 31 percent increase from the total 2016, IEEFA said.22 May, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
- Xi Jinping’s debt clampdown has left a trail of dead projectsEconomists and policy makers see the restraints on borrowing as a necessary step toward choking off some of the nation’s construction and i...16 Jan, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
- China opens first leg of high-speed railway in XinjiangChina opened first stretch of high-speed railway in western region of Xinjiang to promote economic development in hinterlands and bind them...16 Nov, 2014, 03.40 PM IST
- Development of giant Saudi oil field key for soaring oil costsThis massive oil field surrounded by the desolate sands of Saudi Arabia's vast eastern desert feels like the middle of nowhere.30 Jun, 2008, 01.03 AM IST
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