NEW DELHI: Between 2015 and 2024, over 75% of Delhi’s land area has remained under recurring heat stress, with industrial belts, dense residential neighbourhoods and unplanned settlements emerging as some of the city’s hottest zones, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).Using Landsat data from 2015 to 2024 and…
HSPCB issues notices to dyeing units for pollution violations(Image used for representative purposes only) GURGAON: At various times of the day, blue-coloured currents flow through drains cutting across Bajghera and Sarai Alawardi colonies before emptying into the Najafgarh drain and eventually Yamuna.Hidden inside these densely populated neighbourhoods of Gurgaon are illegal jeans dyeing and washing…
LUCKNOW: A family trip to Uttarakhand’s famed Kainchi Dham ended in tragedy on Thursday after a car carrying a Lucknow-based medical company officer, his wife, two sons and driver plunged nearly 500 metres into a deep gorge in Nainital district, killing all five occupants on the spot.The deceased were identified as Bhupendra Singh Chufal (48),…
‘Unable to save them’: Two Indian mountaineers die during Everest descent (Image credit: ANI) Two Indian mountaineers died while descending Mount Everest after successfully reaching the summit, officials in Nepal confirmed to PTI on Friday.The climbers have been identified as Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are.“They reportedly became exhausted during the descent and could not…
Amazon’s UK chief has said young people should not be blamed for rising unemployment levels, arguing the education system is failing to prepare them for work.John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, said businesses across the country were struggling to recruit workers with the skills they need despite nearly a million young people in Britain being…
Goldman Sachs maintained its neutral rating on Jubilant Foodworks with the target price cut to Rs 460 from Rs 480 earlier. Analysts said that in the Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was slightly ahead of estimates due to Dunkin’ classification as discontinued operations.Analysts flagged near-term margin pressure…
Ever since their return to the music industry, BTS have been making waves all across the world. From embarking on their world tour to releasing a brand new album, as well as a number of music videos. Now, the stars are back again with a big announcement, and Australian fans cannot seem to contain their…
CBSE’s new mandate requiring Class 9 students to study three languages from the 2026-27 session has come under legal challenge in the Supreme Court. Petitioners have argued that the abrupt implementation lacks proper infrastructure, risks academic disruption, and forces many students to abandon foreign languages they have studied for years. A major legal challenge has…
Vinesh Phogat (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Wrestling Federation of India for declaring celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat “ineligible” for domestic competitions, questioning whether the federation had changed its rules specifically to target the star grappler after her maternity break.A bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya…
Viktor Frankl (Image: Wikipedia) People usually imagine that difficult situations are what make life unbearable. It sounds like a reasonable assumption because it matches what most of us see around us. Financial stress weighs people down. Illness changes families. Relationships break. Careers take unexpected turns. Some periods feel unfair even when someone has done everything…
