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He shot a wolf for fun. Then something in its dying eyes turned a hunter into America's greatest conservationistAs the animal lay dying, Aldo Leopold looked into its eyes and saw what he later described as a “fierce green fire” fading away. In that mo...
Retired South African couple found stabbed in Kruger National Park river after likely encounter with Poachers; probe onA retired couple, Ernst and Dina Marais, were found brutally murdered in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Discovered in a river with th...
Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates Rs 376 cr flyover in GuwahatiAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Flyover in Guwahati, a Rs. 376 crore project completed ...
Why Trees in the “Crooked Forest” of Poland All Bend in the Same DirectionIn northwestern Poland, the Crooked Forest features around 400 Scots pines with uniformly bent trunks, a phenomenon scientists attribute to...
50 booked for protests against Himachal revenue minister in SerajIn Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, more than 50 individuals face charges including rioting. They protested against Revenue Minister Jagat...
California wildfire explodes, doubles in 24 hours to become largest in USIn northern California, the Park Fire escalated to over 350,000 acres, resulting in 134 destroyed structures and multiple evacuations. Effo...
World Forestry Day 2024: Date, history, significance, theme and other detailsWorld Forestry Day, observed on March 21, highlights the crucial role of forests in our lives. This year's theme, 'Forests and Innovation: ...
Two-time BRIT award-winner Becky Hill set to headline huge event in Edinburgh next summerUK's dance-pop sensation Becky Hill will headline Edinburgh Summer Sessions on August 18, 2024. The chart-topper, known for hits like "Run"...
Assam announces Covid relief package for drivers, helpers, priestsHe said, “Due to closure of inter-district movement in the last three-month long distance buses are not playing, the driver and helper are ...
India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in 2 years: Smriti IraniUnion minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh peopl...
West Bengal: Research scholars, postgraduates apply for forest assistant job requiring class 8 pass"The situation of the job market is dismal. The crisis has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic with many people having lost their jobs...
Firefighters wrest control over half of massive California wildfireThe Bobcat Fire burning outside Los Angeles held steady overnight at about 113,000 acres burned, John Clearwater, spokesman for Angeles Nat...
Off-highway tyre maker Alliance Tire to invest Rs 1,240 crore in third plant at VisakhapatnamThe proposed $ 165-million plant will add over 20,000 tonnes per annum (55 tonne per day rubber weight) capacity to the 2.3-lakh-tonne annu...
Death toll from devastating US West Coast wildfires approaching 30Tens of thousands of people in California, Oregon and Washington have been forced to evacuate amid the wildfires, NBC said on Saturday. In ...
Big California wildfires burn on as death toll reaches 7
California fires cause $1 billion in damages, burn 7,000 buildingsBoth numbers were expected to rise as crews continued assessing areas scorched by the blazes that killed 42 people, a total that makes it t...
Underdogs take the helm at tech startupsPriyadarshi Lahiri now leads the development of cutting-edge technologies at Ed-GE Networks, an HR analytics firm that analyses resumes by ...
- Depleting green cover poses threat to Marathwada: Experts
The forest department has issued a red alert on the absence of green cover over 94% of the landed areas in Marathwada and stressed a synerg...
- NABARD enters into a co-financing agreement with WBSCB
In a move which may pave the way for more investment loans for agriculture and rural development in West Bengal, the National Bank for Agri...
- Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: Experts
Asia's rainforests are being rapidly destroyed, a trend accelerated by surging timber demand in booming China and India, and record food, e...