In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

The expansion is an unusual second chapter for Stoneleigh, which was converted to a free public garden in 2016 when the family that owned the estate gifted it to Natural Lands. Two pieces of a historic Pennsylvania landscape were separated by a fence and a property line for more than a century. That division will…

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India Post GDS Recruitment 2026 notification out for 25,000+ posts, check eligibility, dates and application details

India Post GDS Recruitment 2026 notification released for 25,000+ posts India Post GDS Recruitment 2026: The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, has released the India Post Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement Schedule-II, July 2026 notification. Issued under Advertisement Number 17-12/2026-GDS on August 27, 2026, the recruitment drive will fill more than 25,000 vacancies…

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In the 1800s, red foxes were brought to California for hunting. Decades later, the light-footed Ridgway’s rail declined to just 5 breeding pairs |

A red fox introduced to California more than a century ago might seem far removed from the fate of a small marsh bird. Yet the two became linked in the coastal wetlands of Southern California, where the light-footed Ridgway’s rail has struggled to survive. The bird spends much of its time concealed among cordgrass and…

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32 landslide hotspots in Mumbai surveyed, most remain at risk | Mumbai News

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has unveiled that Mumbai’s landslide-prone sites remain significant threats, echoing findings from previous analyses MUMBAI: In a worrying finding highlighted after the Aug 13 Ashok Nagar landslide that killed eight people and injured seven, a Geological Survey of India (GSI) reassessment of 32 highly vulnerable sites among Mumbai’s 249…

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Japan-born student gets domicile certificate after Gujarat High Court’s intervention | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: Born in Japan to Indian parents, a medical aspirant spent over a year caught in administrative red tape simply because the state’s portal could not process birthplaces outside India. Relief came only after she moved Gujarat High Court to secure the domicile certificate needed for her admission.The teenager required the domicile certificate to secure…

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