Singapore thrived on chokepoints. Now they’re a threatSingapore faces challenges in maintaining its prosperity due to its dependence on larger neighboring countries for energy supplies. Recent ...
29 Oct, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
In 2021, 654 volunteers began counting insect splats on cars across the UK; by 2024, the survey recorded a 62.5% dropA concerning recent study has highlighted a staggering 62.5% decline in insect populations in the UK, drawing parallels with similar patter...
28 Sep, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
If Earth was built close to the young Sun, where did its water come from? New isotope analysis rewrites part of Earth’s origin story and gives scientists a new mystery to solveNew analysis suggests Earth formed solely from inner Solar System material. This challenges previous theories about outer Solar System cont...
19 Sep, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
In 2009, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint bought the £5.4 million Kimpton Grange estate; 17 years later, he won approval for a 15-home eco-village described as carbon neutralActor Rupert Grint has received the green light for his ambitious eco-village initiative, turning his Hertfordshire estate into a home for ...
12 Sep, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held Mokha airport as Houthis take island near key straitYemen's Houthi rebels seized a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This advance further threatens Saudi oil exports through a key...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
09 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
In the early Holocene, West Siberian peatlands started storing carbon. Today, 11,700 years later, the lowland holds 70 billion tonnes, but thawing puts the store at riskThe West Siberian Lowland holds a vast carbon store dating back to the early Holocene. This immense peatland, the world's largest, contains...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Since 2014, US farmers have been deliberately flooding their fields to create habitat for migratory birds; a decade later, 180,000 acres of farmland have become temporary wetlands serving as vital habitat for millions of birdsBirdReturns pays farmers to flood fields, creating vital temporary wetlands for migrating birds. This initiative helps birds and also reple...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Trump says Britain 'on the edge of disaster,' citing immigration and energy concernsUS President Donald Trump warned that Britain was “on the edge of disaster,” criticising its high energy costs, net-zero policies and immig...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Firms including Chevron, ONGC, GE Vernova on track to sign final pacts in Venezuela, sources sayInternational energy giants are on the brink of finalizing key agreements for projects in Venezuela, which may be signed within the week. F...
02 Sep, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Trump's oil deal with Venezuela raises red flags for some major producers, sources sayA proposed US deal granting North American Blue Energy Partners a 100-year lease over 17 Venezuelan oilfields is raising concerns among maj...
01 Sep, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Nifty mega caps are going nowhere. Why Samco CIO Umesh Mehta put 75% of his Flexicap fund beyond largecapsMutual Fund CIO Umesh Mehta says Nifty mega caps may remain subdued as institutional ownership limits fresh buying and earnings momentum sh...
30 Aug, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
RIL, foreign firms refute in SC Centre's claim of 'unjust' extraction of gas from KG basinReliance Industries and its offshore partners are strongly denying allegations of siphoning gas from ONGC fields. The companies are in the ...
21 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Reliance, partners move SC against setback in $1.7 billion gas dispute with ONGCReliance Industries and partners have approached the Supreme Court. This challenges a Delhi High Court decision. The dispute involves $1.72...
20 May, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
Reliance Industries says petroleum ministry raised $2.81 billion demand in gas migration dispute caseThe Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has demanded $2.81 billion from Reliance Industries Limited and its partners over a dispute regar...
04 Mar, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
Delhi HC accepts govt plea against RelianceThe Delhi High Court division bench overturned a 2018 arbitral tribunal ruling that favored Reliance Industries in a $1.729 billion gas mig...
15 Feb, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Arbitration panel doesn’t find RIL at fault in ONGC rowThe arbitration tribunal was split two to one with GS Singhvi, the former Supreme Court judge and the government nominee on the panel, writ...
01 Aug, 2018, 06.23 AM IST