Apr 25 2024
Although the night sky has been a source of information for the entire world and it looks almost the same now as it did then. But, the sky we once knew is now on the verge of changing dramatically due […]
It’s every climber’s dream – conquering the mighty Mount Everest. Since long before the world’s highest peak was first conquered in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, mountaineers from across the world have travelled to it. From spring to […]
A year of turbulence, of tragedy, a year that tested resolve and grit, that pushed nations and their people to take a knee before its overwhelming onslaught. The buckling challenges of pandemic aside, the world has been lashed with natural […]
Plastic-free, disposable, and biodegradable: A ‘butterfly’ cup that steers clear of all environmental hazards by a mile. Unheard of? Wrong. The green invention was in fact launched in the UK today. Designed with a unique folding top to prevent spills […]
India’s government invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws growers fear could pave the way for the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers. […]
A dead manatee in Florida was found to have swallowed so many plastic bags they formed a cantaloupe-sized ball in its stomach, while a baby turtle had its intestines perforated by tiny plastic fragments. They are some of 1,800 marine […]
NEW DELHI — More than a billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north in a cloud of thick toxic smog. Diwali, the […]
India’s capital is reeling from the double impact of the coronavirus and severe air pollution, New Delhi’s chief minister warned last week, as the megacity reported a record jump in cases and its worst smog in a year. With fears […]
While social media may not necessarily be such a bad thing with its penchant to be on top of news (in my effort to peer into a glass that is half full, I am being generous and discounting the substantial […]
Pollution levels in Delhi dipped slightly on Monday but the air quality stayed in the ‘poor’ category, with government agencies saying the average air quality index (AQI) was likely to slip to ‘very poor’ in the next few days due […]
