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Spain offers an abandoned village with 12 stone houses for €0, but there's a catchIn the heart of Galicia lies A Barca, a deserted village now available for just €0. While its enchanting stone houses whisper tales of hist...- Susan Dell philanthropy goes beyond Trump Accounts: How The Dell foundation used $78 million to rebuild 3,740 Texas homes and fight homelessness in AustinSusan Dell’s along with her husband, Michael Dell, she has supported major housing and disaster-recovery efforts in Texas. From contributin...
- Father attested brother’s sale deed, children lost 3.5 acres: What Madras HC ruled on oral partitionAttesting brother’s sale deed has major legal consequences in proving oral partition of ancestral land; How children lost 3.5 acre land dis...
- Painted storiesShekhawati, known as India’s open-air art gallery, is home to historic merchant havelis adorned with intricate frescoes depicting everyday ...
- Digital libraries helping students prepare for boards, competitive examsSeveral districts across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are leading the way in refurbishing unused assets into digital libraries to h...
- 100% US tariff law raises uncertainty, may disrupt India's exports if imposed: ExportersA new United States law could impose steep tariffs on Indian goods. This legislation creates significant uncertainty for bilateral trade re...
- In 1919, France declared 1200 sq km area as Zone Rouge after World War 1. No one lives there even after a century and the battlefield turned into a forestFrance's Zone Rouge is still off-limits due to the devastating impact of World War I. Unexploded shells and remnants of chemical warfare li...
- Between 1997 and 2005, officials removed 282 buildings from California’s Giant Forest; the project gave 231 acres back to giant sequoiasGiant Forest sequoia grove underwent extensive restoration efforts. Commercial activity and 282 buildings were removed from the grove. Ecol...
- ‘Historic achievement for 21st-century India’: PM Modi inaugurates Rs 35,000 crore development projects in VadodaraPrime Minister Narendra Modi has officially inaugurated a series of development projects in Vadodara, surpassing Rs 35,000 crore in value. ...
- 5-acre farm, Rs 30 lakh annual profit: Maharashtra engineer quits US MNC job to grow organic moringa. ‘My work was good, but I enjoyed being on the farm’A mechanical engineer from Maharashtra walked away from his multinational US-based job to pursue organic moringa farming. Returning to his ...
- In 2011, Illinois' Algonquin secured $1 million for a Woods Creek watershed plan. 10 years later, 27 projects costing $4.8 million had reduced pollution and improved the watershed for residentsThe Woods Creek watershed in Illinois became the focus of a long-term restoration effort after the Village of Algonquin received more than ...
- In 1996, Illinois added Lake Decatur to its pollution list after farm runoff harmed its water. 28 years later, nitrogen levels fell below the 7.8 mg/L limitLake Decatur's water quality improved after implementing agricultural best management practices. Efforts to reduce nutrient and sediment ru...
- Builder must fix recurring water leakage permanently, but homeowner can't dictate which contractor or brand to use: Karnataka RERA gives relief to Bengaluru top-floor flat ownerFrustrated with repeated water leakage issue in top floor flat homeowner requested building to appoint Dr Fixit and Asian paints to fix it;...
- In 1959, Auckland opened its Harbour Bridge after 3 years of construction. 10 years later, clip-on sections doubled its capacity from 4 lanes to 8 lanes for city trafficAuckland Harbour Bridge's initial construction prioritized affordability over immediate full capacity. The bridge was later expanded with c...
- ET Startup Awards 2026 | Social Enterprise: Varaha delivers carbon dollars to smallholder farmersVaraha is helping farmers adopt sustainable farming practices such as regenerative farming, tree planting, biochar and enhanced rock weathe...
- In 1956, this Californian grandmother began building with discarded bottles. Years later, she had created an entire village out of plastic wasteTressa Prisbrey transformed waste into wonder by creating Bottle Village, a whimsical collection of thirteen structures crafted from discar...
- Abandoned since 1989, American buys Spanish village for $363,000 as he plans $7 million tourism revival with 44 homes, church, school and barAbandoned since 1989, Spain’s Salto de Castro village has a new owner after American Jason Lee Beckwith bought the historic settlement for ...
- A Latvian astronomer and his wife drove 190 miles to a secret Soviet ghost town in 1994; found a 600-ton telescope the Russians had poured acid on - adapted the Cold War machine built to spy on the West and listen to the starsAfter the retreat of Russian forces from Latvia, a concealed Soviet-era radio telescope came to light. Astronomer Juris Zhagars dedicated h...
- No retirement of doctors till March 2027: Himachal CM Sukhu in Independence Day speechHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced several welfare initiatives for state employees. He also detailed plans fo...
- Catch the rain, cherish the water: From source protection to community-led conservationIndia's drinking water security relies on protecting vital sources and community involvement. Government campaigns like 'Catch the Rain' pr...
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