Lucknow: The CSIR-NBRI-EIACP Programme Centre, in collaboration with the department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), organised a World Environment Day 2026 programme on the theme ‘Inspired by nature. For climate. For our future.’Prof Venkatesh Dutta, head, department of Environmental Science, BBAU, Vice-Chancellor Prof RK Mittal, spoke on the importance of sustainable lifestyles…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Mount St. Helens is one of the most closely studied volcanoes in the United States, but scientists still cannot directly see the complex system of magma and rock hidden beneath it. In 2014, researchers launched an ambitious experiment to change that. According to the Imaging Magma Under St. Helens (iMUSH) project, a…
The crop has shown encouraging growth, withstanding the shortage of rainfall Panaji: Three years ago, when the United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, the directorate of agriculture undertook finger millet (ragi) cultivation trials in parts of Goa.As part of the initiative, Dhulo Pikulkar, a farmer from Keri, Sattari, was among…
A proposal to use crocodile-filled moats around Israeli prison facilities has brought an unusual environmental question into focus: what happens when wildlife conservation, security and land management intersect? The plan, which was first proposed in December 2025 by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, involves using crocodiles around maximum-security prison wings. The idea was reportedly…
Sitting in that crawling traffic, one question kept returning: how many others had missed their trains or flights that day, for no fault of their own? Gurgaon: I left home in Sector 48 by cab at 1.10pm on Monday to catch a 4.10pm train from New Delhi Railway Station.The plan was to reach the Metro…
Panaji: College lecturers appointed on a lecture-basis contract have set Oct 22 as the deadline for govt to resolve their pending demands and formulate a clear policy for teachers appointed on contract and who have been working for 10-15 years.The educators claim that lecture-basis teachers in general and vocational courses have been given no clarity…
Abhishek Kumar coordinated various panels in the Mahadev network NEW DELHI: CBI on Thursday arrested Abhishek Kumar, a key accused in the Mahadev online betting and gambling case in which Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that the perpetrators of the illegal activities have so far generated and laundered proceeds of crime of more than Rs…
Former BJP MP and ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh shows victory sign after Delhi court acquits him in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers on Aug 3 Mahendragarh: BJP functionary and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday said allegations of molestation by women wrestlers made…
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) be launching a Global Social Science Research Body, which will be aimed at strengthening international collaboration, interdisciplinary research and global south knowledge partnerships in the field of social sciences. The announcement will come as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. The institute will also announce three new…
Ahmedabad: A Vasna resident who objected to loud music being played from a DJ truck in the locality allegedly ended up with a fractured left foot. In his complaint filed on Monday, he alleged that an event in the locality had ended and yet, loud music continued to be played, causing a nuisance. His request…
