India to host BRICS Environment Working Group meetings on August 17-18India will host the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on August 18. Senior officers will meet on August 17 to discuss e...
16 Aug, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
India's 80th Independence Day: A look at protests in its 79-year journey till 'cockroaches' hit the streetsIndia's post-independence history showcases persistent dissent and public mobilisation. Students, farmers, and citizens have repeatedly cha...
16 Aug, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectaresOne of Belgium's biggest-ever fires continues to burn, authorities have yet to bring it under control.
15 Aug, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Gulag prisoners built this town during WW2, it grew into a USSR mining centre of over 10,000 people; before the end of the Soviet era brought its decline in 1996Once a vibrant Soviet town dedicated to coal mining during World War II, Kadykchan was home to a lively community complete with schools and...
15 Aug, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Since 2022, Alaska crews have placed more than 1,000 whole trees in a creek damaged by gold mining, helping restore 2.3 miles of salmon habitatResurrection Creek in Alaska has been revitalized into a thriving river thanks to comprehensive restoration efforts. By introducing entire ...
14 Aug, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
France Heatwave Shock: What’s really driving the €15 billion economic toll?France faces enormous economic costs from ongoing summer heatwaves and drought. These combined direct and indirect losses are estimated bet...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
How China’s big push to win back tourists is paying offChina's tourism sector is experiencing a significant resurgence after pandemic restrictions eased. Visa-free travel policies have attracted...
12 Aug, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia GandhiCongress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday defended former prime minister Manmohan Singh after the Supreme Court cleared him in the coal block...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves CO₂ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Quote by the day by Stephen Hawking, 'We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet' serves as profound warning about human existence as earth experiences pandemics, natural changes, environmental challengesQuote of the day by Stephen Hawking reminds us that protecting our planet and working together are not obstacles to progress—they are essen...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
In 1904, Newfoundland released just four moose to boost hunting opportunities. Years later, their population had soared to nearly 200,000, transforming island's forests & becoming one of North America's largest moose populationsMore than a century after just four moose were introduced to Newfoundland, the animals multiplied into one of North America's largest moose...
27 Jul, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Europe races to contain mega wildfires as fresh heatwave threatens France and SpainFirefighters in France and Spain are battling massive wildfires that have displaced over 320,000 people and threatened Bordeaux as another ...
27 Jul, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
In 2015, a British swimmer entered Antarctica’s freezing sea wearing only swimming trunks; his campaign helped protect 1.57 million square kilometersBritish swimmer Lewis Pugh undertook daring Antarctic swims to advocate for ocean protection. His "Speedo diplomacy" approach helped secure...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
In 1872, a Jamaican planter imported nine mongooses to kill rats in his sugarcane fields; the predators then turned on native birds and reptilesJamaican planters introduced mongooses to combat rat infestations destroying sugarcane harvests. These predators, however, did not stop at ...
27 Jul, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
In 1998, a war photographer inherited a cattle ranch stripped of its rainforest; over the next 20 years, he and his wife planted 2 million trees by hand, brought back the dried-up springs, and turned it into a protected nature reservePhotographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife restored a barren family farm in Brazil. They planted over two million trees, transforming the ...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
A Brazilian farmer used government credit meant to expand cattle grazing to do the opposite; neighbors called him mad, but 50,000 trees later, more than 20 springs have returned to his 31 hectaresA Brazilian farmer defied government policy by planting trees instead of cattle pastures. His actions, initially deemed foolish, led to the...
23 Jul, 2026, 06.27 PM IST