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PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PARK BILL
Karnataka Cabinet withdraws controversial park bill after protests and opposition- In 1869, Frederick Billings bought a deforested Vermont estate and replanted Mount Tom; 550 managed acres now form America's oldest professionally managed forest
- Karnataka proposes stricter parking rules for Bengaluru, seeks public feedback
- Michael Jackson’s 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch received nearly $70,000-a-year tax benefit meant for farmland. Then officials found an amusement park, a zoo and moreMichael Jackson's Neverland Ranch took advantage of agricultural tax credits by engaging in cattle ranching, which offered lower property t...02 Sep, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
- Wall street bets on shielding Indian real estate from climate disasterClimate resilience is emerging as a new measure of value in India's realty market. Investors are pouring money into infrastructure to prote...02 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
- Water, water everywhere: Grand Canyon's flood paradox leaves South Rim high and dryDeadly flooding at Grand Canyon has severed the South Rim's water supply. This event has caused indefinite lodging closures and economic da...02 Sep, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Jane Austen: 'There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.' Life lessons from motivational quote on emotional variety, evolution, rigid expectations, quiet affection, relationships and changeQuote of the day by Jane Austen, ‘There Are as Many Forms of Love as There Are Moments in Time,’ is often shared online as an Austen quote....01 Sep, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
- Bill to provide statutory framework to Indian Statistical Institute referred to parliamentary panelThe Indian Statistical Institute is set to receive a legislative upgrade as a bill has been dispatched to a parliamentary committee. This i...01 Sep, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
- Montreal transit agency bans workplace prayers from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism law: What employees need to know about Bill 9Montreal’s public transit agency STM has banned employees from praying on workplace property from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism...01 Sep, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
- Kingsbarn CEO Jeff Pori paid $4 million for land outside Yosemite: Why Trump is now taking a surprising interestKingsbarn CEO Jeff Pori paid $4 million for 83 acres outside Yosemite National Park in 2024. Now, the Trump administration is considering a...01 Sep, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
- Grand Canyon flood: Warnings issued for Arizona, Utah and Colorado as flash flood leaves 1 dead, 15 missingA catastrophic flash flood hit the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Saturday, resulting in at least one fatality. Approximately fifteen individua...31 Aug, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
- In 2020, Stanford's radiative cooling technology reached a California supermarket roof; panels were estimated to save 15% to 20% energy, while a Tempe bus shelter film was reported 30°F coolerNew technology allows surfaces to cool themselves under direct sunlight. This innovation reflects sunlight and radiates heat into outer spa...31 Aug, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
- Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest draws crowds in New York, Knicks fan takes home $100New Yorkers gathered for a look-alike contest featuring Mayor Zohran Mamdani near Washington Square Park. Nine contestants competed, with A...31 Aug, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
- Grand Canyon shuts for tourists after flash flood knocks out sole water pipeline; 15 people missingA major flash flood at Grand Canyon swept debris into the Colorado River. This event damaged the park's sole water pipeline, forcing evacua...31 Aug, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
- A national park larger than Yosemite was born after Ohio-born fashion moghul donated 725,000 acres in 1990 to save wildlife and forestOhio-born fashion mogul Douglas Tompkins shifted from business to conservation, beginning work to protect Chilean forests in 1992. His Tomp...31 Aug, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
- 50,000 people lived here. Then a 1986 nuclear disaster turned the town into a ghost place overnight. The reason still haunts the worldPripyat was a modern Soviet city of nearly 50,000 people before the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 forced its residents to leave. About...31 Aug, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
- In the 1990s, 17 cities joined Germany's Emscher regeneration programme. 30 years later the polluted industrial region had become a green hub with a 70-km landscape parkEmscher story is a powerful example of how environmental regeneration can take place across generations. The region did not become green ov...29 Aug, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
- In 1908, a Boston woman donated 140 acres of Maine Beehive and Bowl to protect the natural places. Her gift helped pave the way for Acadia National ParkIn 1908, Eliza Homans made a remarkable contribution by donating 140 acres of land on Mount Desert Island, which included breathtaking feat...26 Aug, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
- Shobha Karandlaje urges Governor to block Karnataka Parks Bill over 5% land-use provisionKarandlaje objected particularly to a provision allowing the state government, on the recommendation of a high-level committee, to alienate...25 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
- Don't tamper with Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve's bufferAssam's reduced eco-sensitive zone around Kaziranga National Park poses risks. A smaller zone could isolate the park, harming wildlife move...24 Aug, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
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