Month: August 2026
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World
In 1998, Costa Rica spread 12,000 tonnes of orange waste over degraded pasture; 16 years later, tree diversity had tripled and forest biomass was 176% higher
Aerial view of the orange peel-treated area (right) and untreated pasture (left), surveyed by Princeton researchers. In the late 1990s,…
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Hyderabad
Gor visits TLMAL C-130J Super Hercules plant in Hyd, terms India critical link in global manufacturing network for tactical airlifter | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: The Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Ltd (TLMAL) joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Lockheed Martin has made…
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India
Putin credits PM Modi for growing Russia-India trade in talks with EAM Jaishankar | India News
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the growing partnership between New Delhi…
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World
In 1999, an American teacher donated $5,000 to a Chinese woman fighting desertification; with his support, she planted a 50,000-tree forest, and 27 years later, they reunited in tears | World News
In 1999, American teacher Ronald Sakolsky was teaching English in Luoyang, China, when a television report about Yin Yuzhen, a…
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India
Digital financial inclusion key to boosting women’s participation in India’s platform economy: ILO-NCAER | India News
NITI Aayog estimates India’s platform workforce could rise from 12 million in 2024-25 to 23.5 million by 2029-30. NEW DELHI:…
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Sports
‘My grandfather was a farmer, my father a soldier’: Dhruv Jurel on viral ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ celebration | Cricket News
Dhruv Jurel’s second Test century was as much about his roots as it was about his growing confidence with the…
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World
Meet Vick Tan: The Minnesota student who turned a teabag into a low-cost filter that removed more than 90% of arsenic from water |
A small teabag may not seem like much of a solution to polluted drinking water, but for Minnesota student Vick…
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India
Centre asks states, union territories to expand piped gas network | India News
India’s piped gas netword. Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: Trying to accelerate the adoption of piped gas for cooking and…
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Entertainment
Who is Sriya Reddy playing Mahakali opposite Akshaye Khanna? Know about her cricketing family and ‘Salaar’ connection |
Who is Sriya Reddy playing Mahakali opposite Akshaye Khanna? Know about her cricketing family and ‘Salaar’ connection Sriya Reddy is…
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Sports
‘It would have been great exposure’: AITA, Bopanna slam 2026 Asian Games tennis omissions; Sports Ministry steadfast on selection criteria | Tennis News
Rohan Bopanna slammed the Sports Ministry for their Asian Games selection criteria in Tennis. (File) NEW DELHI: In June earlier…
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