Kataka: Hindi film Iqbal touched many hearts with the story of a young cricketer who could neither speak nor hear, but refused to let those challenges come in the way of his dream of playing for India. Played by Shreyas Talpade, the character battled every obstacle...
New Delhi: More than 180 scientists and ecologists in India have signed an appeal to fellow researchers and field practitioners to prepare for an upcoming "super" El Nino event, which is likely to have devastating impacts on the country's natural systems. El Nino is marked...
Kataka: Unregulated sand mining from the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers could worsen Kataka’s groundwater crisis, with the city’s water table showing a declining trend in recent years, according to research by the Department of Geology at Ravenshaw University. Researchers studying the riverbeds said excessive removal...
New Delhi: The discovery of a tooth fossil belonging to a capybara that lived in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile almost nine million years ago has stunned scientists. The finding not only provides the first and oldest record of a capybara in coastal Chile...
La Paz: A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century. The cat, called Tilcayo by local...
A simple “I love you” has become an extraordinary demonstration of how brain-computer interfaces could transform communication for people who have lost the ability to speak. In a 23-second video shared by Elon Musk’s Neuralink, an unidentified clinical-trial participant appears to communicate the three words...
New Delhi: A boardroom battle at India's largest conglomerate has escalated after Tata Sons' directors approved a fresh term for executive chairman N Chandrasekaran in a vote that the group's biggest shareholder called illegal. Noel Tata, who chairs the network of charitable trusts holding roughly...
New Delhi: A review of available evidence has linked exposure to air pollutants with an increased risk of death by suicide or suicidal thoughts, with particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) posing the greatest risks. The findings, published in the Journal of...
New Delhi: About 70 per cent of urban Indians would like to retire before the traditional retirement age of 58 60 if their financial needs are fully taken care of, a report said Wednesday. Half of those aspiring to retire early want to achieve Financial...
About 12.5 trillion tonnes (11.3 trillion metric tonnes) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979 — enough frozen water to cover the continental United States with ice 5 feet (1.5 metres) deep, according to a major scientific report. A warming...
By Aakar Patel In 5 March 2021, the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India put out a statement...
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Brazil, the largest South American country with a Leftist government, is poised to come within the orbit of the influence...
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The Supreme Court stating on 5 October that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by...
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