Much of Sweden’s Söderåsen plateau became more open in the 18th and 19th centuries; in 2001, 1,625 hectares were protected as a national park, and today it is one of northern Europe’s largest continuous protected broadleaf forests

Söderåsen national park (Image Credit: Canva) Much of Sweden’s Söderåsen plateau was once far more open than the dense woodland visitors see today. A 2025 study published in The Holocene found that the landscape became much more open during the 18th and 19th centuries as grazing intensified, with grazed heathland developing on parts of the…

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BEST staff to meet today over asset sale

BEST Workers Union plans a major agitation if demands are not met (AI image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: The BEST Workers Union has convened a crucial employees’ meeting in Parel on Monday to discuss the proposed sale of BEST assets and long-pending demands, warning that a major agitation may be announced if issues…

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Karnataka minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah attacks RSS

Urging Congress workers to continue their protests, Siddaramaiah targeted the RSS and its affiliated ideological wings. BENGALURU: Karnataka Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Monday attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), describing it as a “thousand-headed venomous snake” filled with casteism, communalism and Manuvad, and demanded an apology to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.Urging Congress workers to continue…

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