People transplanting paddy in a field Ahmedabad: One crop shift could tackle three farm pressures at once. Reducing rice cultivation in water-stressed districts could lower fertiliser use, groundwater extraction and methane emissions, according to a study by IIT Gandhinagar and Germany’s Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).The reasoning is physical. Paddy rice, the crop the…
Ludhiana: Hair-oil and powder samples were confiscated on Tuesday from a Khanna salon that had sold these products as miracle cure for baldness last year and left 60 people rubbing their eyes.A joint task force of the health department officials and police raided the GTB Market salon following complaints that the business made unverified medical…
Congress functionaries alleged that govt policies have squeezed household budgets, forcing ordinary citizens to bear the brunt of economic challenges. Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee organised a “sugar langar” at Congress Bhawan in Sector 35 on Wednesday to protest the rising prices of essential food items under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central govt.A…
Flowers usually begin to appear in Aug, but experts and local tourism officials expect the main burst of colours to emerge from mid-Sept this year, with peak flowering likely towards late Sept and early Oct. Pune: The flowering season at Maharashtra’s Kas plateau is likely to be slightly delayed this year, with the monsoon’s timing…
Surat: Textile processing industry representatives will discuss the issue of rising prices of coal on Thursday. South Gujarat Textile Processors Association (SGTPA) has organised the meeting to discuss the sharp rise in coal prices and its impact on textile processing units in the region.The issue has emerged as a major concern for processors at a…
Itanagar: Rumgong MLA Talem Taboh on Wednesday flagged off the construction of the 26-kilometre stretch of the Bille-Miging Road (Package-I) under the Arunachal Frontier Highway (NH-913) from Payum in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district.Addressing the gathering, Taboh urged residents to extend their cooperation to the executing agency and avoid creating obstacles during construction. He also directed…
Lucknow: Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Baliyan (32) was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a gym in Shamli district on Wednesday evening, triggering protests and a road blockade by family members and supporters.The attack took place around 7 pm near Aryapuri Nala Patri in the City Kotwali area. Police and eyewitnesses said four attackers…
Inspired by Jaipur Polo Season, a new competitive platform for the city’s young footballers Jaipur: The final of the Jaipur Football Season 2026, organised by the Rajasthan Football School, will be held here at the DAV Public School ground, Vaishali Nagar, on August 30.The seven-a-side Under-13 boys tournament, which started on August 15, will be…
466 foreigners in untraced list Water rose 30 feet and at least 160 people were killed, while hundreds of others, including scores of Kailash Mansar-ovar pilgrims from India, remained missing after a flash flood and mudslide of unprecedented scale in Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers tore through a part of Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday morning….
Meet Kinley Rasmus, the 12-year-old Alabama girl who became only the 25th girl to play in the Little League World Series Kinley Rasmus entered the Little League World Series with a famous baseball surname and left her own mark on the tournament’s history. The 12-year-old from Phenix City, Alabama, became only the 25th girl to…
