Centre and State to turn ridge into green Delhi's lungs, says Amit ShahDelhi government has notified 5,000 hectares of Ridge area as forest land. This action ends a three-decade delay in protecting the ecologic...
07 Jul, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
23,000-year-old footprints found in New Mexico reveal when first humans came to America: Early settlers arrived during Ice age; evidence rewrites America's origin storyScientific analysis of 23,000-year-old footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico has strengthened the case for an unexpectedly ...
07 Jul, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Pakistan's water crisis deepens as Rawalpindi residents struggle amid official inactionLarge parts of Rawalpindi city and the cantonment are grappling with an acute water shortage during the peak summer season, with residents ...
07 Jul, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Japan, China coast guard ships face off near disputed East China Sea islandsJapanese and Chinese coast guard ships confronted each other near disputed islands Tuesday. Each nation claimed to have expelled the other'...
07 Jul, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
One dead, several affected in Odisha as incessant rain hits normal life, sparks flood fearsA two-year-old girl died and several others were affected by heavy rainfall. Flood fears loom large for the Baitarani River as water levels...
07 Jul, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
More than 300 children killed or injured in Sudan war in 6 months, UNICEF saysSudan's brutal conflict has claimed over 300 young lives or left them injured in just six months, primarily due to drone attacks, UNICEF re...
06 Jul, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
El Niño effect: Bengaluru bans drinking water for car washing, gardening amid monsoon disruptionBengaluru has prohibited the use of drinking water for car washing, gardening, road cleaning and construction activities as the Bangalore W...
05 Jul, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Malaysia's tallest rainforest trees keep pumping water to their highest branches even during drought, thanks to a hidden hydraulic adaptation, scientists foundA groundbreaking study challenges the long-held belief that taller trees are more vulnerable to drought. Researchers found that giant dipte...
04 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
China's grasslands hit a drought threshold where stable perennial plants collapse, and fast-growing annual species take over, scientists foundA groundbreaking study in China's Inner Mongolia reveals a surprising 'tipping point' in grasslands. As drought intensifies, plant communit...
04 Jul, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
Pakistan alleges, yet again, India making efforts to control riversPakistan has strongly refuted India's alleged attempts to control rivers, particularly the Indus basin, by treating water as a "strategic a...
02 Jul, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Father of Modern Science Galileo Galilei: "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is..." — How can one timeless idea about observation and measurement transform the way you make decisions, solve problems, achieve success, and understand the world more clearly today?Quote of the Day by Galileo Galilei reminds us that every meaningful achievement begins with understanding the truth. His timeless wisdom e...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Indus Waters Treaty remains 'valid, binding and operative': Pakistan Deputy PM DarPakistan vehemently rejects India's revocation of the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting its continued validity and binding nature. Deputy Prim...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.14 AM IST
Scientists say ozone loss could have been spotted in the 1950s, because today’s layered satellite tools reveal that industrial chemicals were already thinning the atmosphere long before the Antarctic hole was foundA new study reveals that ozone depletion might have been detectable in the 1950s, predating widespread CFC use. Carbon tetrachloride, an in...
30 Jun, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
This hellish planet is so hot it has clouds of glass and an atmosphere of vaporized metalNASA discovers extreme planet: Astronomers are witnessing an alien world's dramatic transformation thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope...
30 Jun, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Govt targets solar, hydrogen components to cut import dependenceIndia is boosting domestic manufacturing across solar, green hydrogen, and wind energy sectors to curb import reliance. Key focus areas inc...
26 Jun, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Karnataka records 42% rainfall deficit, 826 villages face water shortageKarnataka faces a severe 42% rainfall deficit this year, leading to a significant drop in groundwater levels. As a result, 826 villages are...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
Scientists explain how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs — the curious case of ‘living fossils’Crocodiles remarkably survived the dinosaur-ending asteroid impact due to their ability to endure long periods without food and their prese...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST