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NCR plans four new cities along RRTS corridors to ease housing costsThe National Capital Region Planning Board’s Regional Plan 2041 proposes four new greenfield cities along Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) ...
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...
Project Hail Mary is real? Scientists discover vast underground fungal network spanning 110 quadrillion kilometresA massive underground fungal network, stretching billions of times to the Sun and back, has been mapped. This hidden web connects plants, s...
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more: Why top cities in US are seeing more rats than everRat problems are escalating in major US cities due to modern urban design, not just sanitation. Dense populations, extensive underground in...
France's data centre ambitions bump up against rural fearsA huge AI data centre is planned for Fouju, France. This project brings hope for jobs and money to the small village. However, residents wo...
France's data centre ambitions bump up against rural fearsA massive AI data centre planned for the small French village of Fouju is creating a divide. While proponents see economic benefits and job...
Ivanka Trump 'swam' to a 1,400-Hectare Mediterranean island. Now she and Jared Kushner are building a $1.5 billion resort thereIvanka Trump and Jared Kushner are spearheading a massive luxury tourism development on Albania's Sazan Island, a former military outpost. ...
Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'Australia is suing US company 3M for AU$2 billion. The lawsuit concerns contamination from firefighting foam containing 'forever chemicals'...
India’s solar crisis has been failure of planning, coordination and infrastructure: Swaminathan AiyarIndia’s rapid solar expansion is creating an unusual crisis where electricity prices on the Indian Energy Exchange briefly fell to zero in ...
Love hills to escape pollution? Study finds smoke from plains is now reaching the HimalayasAir pollution across eastern India and the Indo-Gangetic Plain has worsened sharply over two decades. Bihar and West Bengal are now highly ...
Not just beautiful landscape: Anand Mahindra praises Indian tourist destination for the 'mindset' of its people. 'Best travel decisions'Anand Mahindra praised Sikkim after sharing a viral video showing local authorities making a man clean up litter he had thrown from his car...
Is Antarctica's tourism boom a ticking time bomb for disease and contamination? Here's what you need to knowAntarctica's tourism is booming, attracting over 80,000 visitors. Experts warn this surge increases risks of contamination and disease. A r...
Noida@50: How Sanjay Gandhi’s Emergency-era idea turned dusty fields at Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh per sq yardNoida, established on April 17, 1976, during India's Emergency, was conceived from an aerial view by Sanjay Gandhi to relocate Delhi's fact...
Why Your Room Still Smells Bad After Cleaning, And Its Hidden ReasonHomes often smell musty even after cleaning. This is due to hidden biofilms created by bacteria. These microbes trap nutrients and moisture...
Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
Giant lake sits on a $540 billion Lithium jackpot, but scientists warn of ‘environmental disaster’: Here is whyCalifornia's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, extracting this ...
Investors of companies in pandemic hotspots can help mitigate new pandemic risks, researchers sayA study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal suggests that financial entities investing in companies operating in hotspots for ...
TCS launches digital solution for life cycle assessment and reportingThe tool, built in collaboration with PRe Sustainability, is based on open-source technologies and a cloud-agnostic architecture so it can ...
Chocolate production may be harming environment: StudyAccording to a study conducted by researchers of the Manchester University, UK's chocolate industry produces about 2.1 million tonnes of gr...
Chocolate production may be harming environment: StudyScientists found that the UK chocolate industry produces about 2.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in a year. This is equivalent to the ...