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Facebook to pilot test offline videos from 11 July
08 Jul 2016
In an attempt to beat the problems associated with poor or expensive mobile internet access, Facebook will start testing a new video download feature in India
India to be key driver in global green bonds market
05 Jul 2016
Bond buyers are eager to capitalise on climate-related initiatives, and an increase in sales from Indian issuers could also help spur the dollar-bond market as a whole, says Bloomberg
Environmental toxins affect brain development
02 Jul 2016
Scientists observe first signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer
02 Jul 2016
Researchers have found that the September ozone hole has shrunk by more than 4 million square kilometers — about half the area of the contiguous United States — since 2000, when ozone depletion was at its peak
US grocery chain agrees to plug greenhouse gas leaks from refrigeration equipment nationwide
22 Jun 2016
18 Gir lions indicted over eating people
16 Jun 2016
UK scientists to deploy robots in Bay of Bengal to study effect of ocean conditions on rainfall patterns
14 Jun 2016
Monsoon advances rapidly across south, looms over Goa
11 Jun 2016
The onset was delayed by seven days, but by the time monsoon advances over central India, the delay will have reduced to a few days, and that way, it may reach north and northwest India in time, according to IMD
Air pollution emerges as leading risk factor for stroke
11 Jun 2016
An analysis of global trends of risk factors for stroke between 1990-2013 shows that over 90 per cent of the burden of stroke is linked to modifiable risk factors such as smoking, poor diet and low physical activity
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
