Severe weather warning: Intense rain and dangerous flash flooding threaten Queensland and NTMillions of Australians are facing severe weather with intense rainfall and dangerous flash flooding expected across Queensland and parts o...
21 Feb, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Northern Queensland faces historic flooding as torrential rain swells rivers and triggers disaster reliefNorthern Queensland is battling a severe flood crisis as relentless monsoonal rains inundate communities. Coastal areas have already receiv...
01 Jan, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Adani Ports to acquire Australian terminal in $2.4 bn non-cash dealAdani Ports and SEZ Ltd is set to acquire North Queensland Export Terminal in Australia for USD 2.4 billion from a group company, marking i...
17 Apr, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Do your indoor plants end up dying? New research shows they generate sounds under stressA team led by experts at Tel Aviv University conducted their research on tomato and tobacco plants.
31 Mar, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
The next frontier in farming? The Ocean.Today, seaweed is attracting new money and has a become a hot new global commodity. It is also bringing new purpose in new places because o...
16 Mar, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
Thinking of quitting Twitter? Here's the right way to do itAside from the site going dark, there are also risks user data could be breached in a cyberattack while the usual defences are down. Twitte...
23 Nov, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
Thousands evacuate in worst Australian floods in a decadeNew South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said there had been 1,000 rescues in the state by Tuesday and more than 6,000 calls for authoriti...
01 Mar, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
2021 was one of the hottest years on record - and it could also be the coldest we'll ever see againThe fact 2021 was among the world's hottest years despite these cooling forces shows just how strong the long-term warming trend is. Indeed...
20 Jan, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
Coronavirus found in unoccupied apartment suggests toilets could have a role in spreadTraces of SARS-CoV-2 were detected in February on the sink, faucet and shower handle of a long-vacant apartment, researchers at the Chinese...
27 Aug, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
93 per cent of Great Barrier Reef hit by coral bleachingResearchers unveiled the full extent of the coral bleaching that is unfolding on the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Qu...
20 Apr, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
Adani Group's coal project in Australia runs into controversy: ReportEarlier today, the Sydney Morning Herald also claimed that Treasury officials had warned the former state government that the project was i...
01 Jul, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
Here's a list of five hottest places in the worldThe current heat wave may make you think India is the hottest place in the world, but here's the list of places that make the Thar desert s...
29 May, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
- Twelve stocks in focus in Wednesday morning trade
Indian shares are expected to trade lower on Tuesday. Here is a list of twelve stocks that are likely to be in action in morning trade toda...
10 Oct, 2012, 08.12 AM IST
- Australia floods larger than France; strand 200,000
Residents were stocking up on food or evacuating their homes as rising rivers inundated or isolated 22 towns in the state of Queensland.
31 Dec, 2010, 07.46 PM IST
- Five endangered spots on the planet
As global warming gains alarming proportions and rising temperatures trigger severe climatic changes across the world, we bring you the fiv...
21 Mar, 2008, 01.33 PM IST
- Qantas shares soar 15% on takeover approach
Qantas Airways, Australia’s biggest airline, received a takeover approach from Macquarie Bank and Texas Pacific Group.
23 Nov, 2006, 12.23 AM IST
- Remembering rainforests
When I woke up to the sad news of the demise of Aussie Steve Irwin 10 days ago, my thoughts flew back to a memorable visit to the land of t...
14 Sep, 2006, 12.36 AM IST