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NASA warns of more coastal flooding in the 2030s: How the Moon’s 18.6-year cycle could bring floods on clear, calm daysAs we approach the 2030s, coastal regions are projected to experience a surge in high-tide flooding, exacerbated by a natural lunar cycle. ...- North America once had 400 million beavers, nearly wiped out by the 1900s; they are now helping shield wildfire-prone stream corridors in northeastern Washington from flamesBeavers, once a dominant presence in North America, shaped resilient ecosystems that thrived as they created vast wetland habitats. Their n...
- Croatian town bans night alcohol sales to curb rowdy touristsMakarska, a Croatian resort, has banned overnight alcohol sales in shops. This measure aims to prevent public drinking and maintain order f...
- In 1931, a journalist noticed that newspaper ink dried faster than his pen, which led to the invention of the ballpoint penWhile reporting on the latest stories, Hungarian journalist László Bíró found himself frustrated by the black smudges left by traditional f...
- Why Pouring Boiling Water Into Your Yard Drain Can Quietly Make Things WorseA clogged outdoor drain signals a larger stormwater issue, as runoff from impervious surfaces carries debris and overwhelms drainage system...
- Mystery person donates ₹30 crore worth gold in Japan's Osaka and the reason will surprise youA mystery donor gifted Osaka city 21 kilograms of gold bullion. The donation is worth $3.6 million. The only condition was to fix the city'...
- Trump revokes basis of US climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standardsTrump's move represents the most sweeping climate change policy rollback by the administration to date, after a string of regulatory cuts a...
- KBC kid Ishit Bhatt’s rude behaviour controversy sparks debate on parenting. Watch viral videoA young student from Gandhinagar, Ishit Bhatt, has captured national attention after his appearance on Kaun Banega Crorepati. His confident...
- Why Delhi's trees are falling: It's not the storm, it's usDelhi's trees are increasingly uprooting during storms. The cause is shallow root systems. Urban surfaces prevent rainwater from reaching d...
- Forget Covid — Another deadly virus has been detected in the UK for the first time and there's no vaccineThe United Kingdom identifies West Nile Virus in mosquitoes. This discovery raises concerns. The virus is already widespread in Europe. Aut...
- BRS leader K T Rama Rao slams BJP over promise to make BC candidate CM of TelanganaThe ruling BRS party launched a critique against the BJP's announcement of appointing a leader from the backward class (BC) as the Chief Mi...
- Rs 18 lakh cash in bank locker destroyed by termites; Know the rules regarding keeping cash in your bank lockerThe RBI announced the new locker guidelines via a notification on August 18, 2021. The RBI has set a deadline of December 31, 2023 for the ...
- Revealing New York city's shifting landscape: NASA study unearths sinking skyscrapers and surprising upliftNew York City is experiencing a transformative shift in its urban landscape, according to a study by NASA and Rutgers University. Using adv...
- With warming, snowbound Buffalo braces to find more deadAntwaine Parker told The Buffalo News that his mother, Carolyn Eubanks, perished at the home of strangers who took her in after her family ...
- SC dismisses PIL seeking 100 % matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs during vote counting on May 23A three-judge bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi directed EC to do an EVM-VVPAT tally of at least five polling stations randomly picked from eve...
- Proposal to “seal” India-Pakistan border 'ridiculous and nonsensical': Capt. Amarinder SinghSAD has taken a serious note of Capt. Amarinder instigating villagers on the border to not to follow directions of the Govt of India and st...
- No dharna outside Arvind Kejriwal’s house in AugustThe AAP government has banned dharnas and protests outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence for the whole of August.
- Can those calls from 70xxx..... build brands?Telcos themselves resort to a lot of unsolicited SMS and IVR for communicating their product/tariff offers to subscribers and do not wish t...
- Like China, push infra & then focus on other assets: SpenceNobel laureate Michael Spence says India can learn a lot from China to achieve sustainable high growth. He also talks about addressing dist...
- Junk SMS mess: Over 100 million a dayThanks to a commercial SMS costing less than a paisa, every sort of advertiser - from builders, insurance and investment companies, vaastu ...
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