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Gene Shalit dies at 100: Who is the iconic ‘Today’ show critic who brought wit, puns and personality to American televisionGene Shalit, the iconic film and book critic for NBC's Today show, has died at the age of 100. Known for his distinctive mustache and witty...
Noida man compares temperature gap between the road and under a tree amid heatwave, the stark gap will shock youA viral video from Noida shows a stark temperature difference between asphalt and shaded areas, proving trees offer substantial cooling. As...
Iran war could make petroleum products from clothes to crayons more costlyGlobal oil disruptions are making everyday items more expensive. From plush toys to bandages, the cost of materials derived from petroleum ...
BJP will provide 1 lakh jobs to youth each year in infiltrator-free Bengal: Amit Shah in WBUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has pledged to provide one lakh jobs annually to West Bengal's youth based on merit if the BJP secures victor...
Wendy’s Krabby Patty Meal on SpongeBob anniversary. Price, menu, key detailsWendy’s has launched a new meal namely ‘Krabby Patty Kollab’ with the Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty on the auspicious occasion of SpongeBo...
SpongeBob SquarePants to make krabby patty with Wendy's; here's why it's so special; are there any discounts?The launch of Wendy's Krabby Patty Kollab meal not only celebrates two iconic figures in pop culture but also offers fans a unique culinary...
SpongeBob SquarePants' 25th Anniversary: Everything we know so farParamount+ partners with Roku for a SpongeBob SquarePants campaign to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary. The campaign includes an anima...
Airport built on water in Japan is sinking into sea. All about the woes of Kansai International AirportKansai International Airport is an enormous airport, that occupies two artificial islands in Osaka Bay. It serves as a hub for All Nippon A...
Explainer-What are China's 'sponge cities' and why aren't they stopping the floods?China's "sponge city" initiative, launched in 2015 to boost flood resilience in major cities, has come under scrutiny following devastating...
As climate warms, a China planner advocates 'sponge cities'Yu criticises much of Asia's modern infrastructure for being built on ideas imported from Europe, which he says are ill-fitted to the monso...
As China boomed, it didn’t take climate change into account. Now it must.China has always had floods, but as Kong Feng, then a public policy professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, wrote in 2019, the floodin...
Why is China facing record floods?Water levels reached historic highs in 53 rivers during China's summer last year, according to China's ministry of water resources, as auth...
Cut in gas prices to help GAIL, end users; ONGC & Oil India may take a hit thoughIndia is heavily dependent on coal-fired power plants for power.
Beijing builds 1,178 water conservation projectsBeijing, which once relied heavily on groundwater that led to its depletion, has built more than 1,000 conservation projects saving up to 1...
New 3D-printed bikini cleans water as you swimResearchers have invented a new 3D-printed swimsuit capable of cleaning up oil spills and de-salinising water while people swim.
China to build sponge cities to address water loggingChina plans to turn its cities into "sponges" to absorb rain water after several of its urban centres were inundated in heavy rains causing...
Sponge iron makers seek steps to check iron ore pricesBurdened under high raw material costs, the sponge iron makers have pitched for an urgent need to bring down the iron ore prices in the cou...
CBI registers fresh case in coal scam; carries out searchesCBI sources said that Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited was allotted North Dhadu coal block on January 13, 2006 for its plant.
- Oil ministry orders Reliance gas for core users
Oil Ministry has ordered natural gas produced from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 field to be first allotted to core users in power and fertili...
- Welspun, Ispat move HC on reserving RIL's gas for core sector
Welspun and Ispat moved the Bombay HC challenging an oil ministry order reserving entire natural gas output from the KG basin for the core ...