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Why are some mountain trees moving downhill as the planet warms? Scientists may have an answerMountain trees are migrating uphill and downhill due to climate change. Their water transport efficiency and drought resistance determine t...
In 2023, Wyoming proposed a 972-megawatt renewable-energy battery beneath its mountains, with water pumped to a reservoir 1,000 feet higher. 3 years later, the project reached final federal environmental review, bringing the giant water battery closerWyoming is proposing a 972-megawatt pumped-storage energy project at Seminoe Reservoir that would use water as a giant rechargeable battery...
At least 1 person has died as Texas flooding forces evacuations and rescues, governor saysRescuers saved many drivers and trapped residents from catastrophic Texas floods. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed one person has died amid t...
IMD issues flash flood risk warning for Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat amid heavy rain: Check affected districtsIndia Meteorological Department issued flash flood warnings for several districts. Heavy rainfall triggered another flash flood in Jammu an...
Flash flood in J&K Reasi: What is flash flooding and why is it so dangerous?A cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district triggered flash floods, damaging houses and disrupting life in the Bathoi area. This inc...
We were like sheep to the Pahalgam terrorists waiting at the gate: Survivor recalls how an Armyman saved 40 livesPrasanna Kumar Bhat, a software engineer from Mysuru, shared a gripping account of surviving the April 22 terrorist attack at Pahalgam's Ba...
AI generates loads of carbon emissions. It’s starting to cut them, tooWhile AI's energy consumption raises climate concerns, it also offers solutions. AI optimizes transportation, reducing fuel use in vehicles...
Nepal's holy Bagmati river choked with black sewage, trashTainted by garbage and raw sewage that is dumped directly into the waterway, Nepal's holiest river has deteriorated so greatly that today i...
This best-seller author clears investor doubts over melting ice cubes, convictionGautam Baid said a plummeting stock price in an otherwise steady market often turns out to be an accurate harbinger of deteriorating fundam...
Uttarakhand glacier burst: ‘We helplessly watched our loved ones washed away’While those in the higher reaches saw their loved ones swept away, those downhill darted in panic. “Bhaago (run),” people were screaming. B...
Leisure travellers are stepping out. But rising Covid cases make tourism's recovery complexThe big hurdle to recovery is the surging pandemic, with cases continuing to rise in India, unlike some other countries that seem to have m...
Size-based incentives should not stop companies from growing big, says CEAWe need to respect wealth creators but the wealth creation has to happen in the right way.
High Altitude Warfare School: Where Indian jawans are trained to survive in SiachenWhen in trouble or lost, next to God remember HAWS,” screams a large board as one enters the main building of the High Altitude Warfare Sch...
Monsoon failure and climate change may not be the only triggers for acute distress in rural IndiaThe policy approach to agriculture since the ’90s has been to secure increased production by subsidising inputs such as power, water and fe...
Landfill in Faridabad hills will make NCR aquifers toxicThe Haryana government may end up destroying the water recharge zone for Delhi NCR if it goes ahead with its plan of landfilling quarry pit...
Swiss Alps: Take a breathtaking outing through the white peaks of Jungfrau, Mönch & JungfraujochThe snow lay in thick layers, and under the sharp mid-morning sun, it dazzled brilliantly white, painful to look at with the naked eye.
- Great architecture, sweeping vistas make Prague a wonderland
The distinct landscape of Prague (Praha) is visible even as we cross the border from Austria into the Czech Republic by the Eurocity train.
Bhutan: The Land of Thunder DragonBhutan had been on my mind for a very long time. Trips were planned a dozen times but the plans fizzled out at the 11th hour each time.
- Paradise on earth; Kashmir Valley
This is what Emperor Jehangir is reported to have said soulfully about Kashmir —“ If there is paradise on Earth, it is here, it is here, it...
- Rise & shrines
The amazing beauty of Mt Nantai and the temples of Nikko add-on to an astounding experience!