One of the key aims of the Forest Rights Act has been to decentralise forest governance by conferring powers on the gram sabha. DAJGUA, a new umbrella scheme for forest-dwelling communities in India, may upend...
Portugal's government on Saturday issued an alert warning of a heatwave with a high risk of fires in large parts of the country in the coming days. Both Portugal and neighbouring Spain have had to battle wildfires in the recent days, a ...more
The seeds grown in Ladakh were sourced by Bengaluru-based space start-up Protoplanet
Elon Musk-led SpaceX originally attempted to launch the mission on Thursday.
Instead of making the surface lighter, which would help mix waters in the ocean, a new study has found rain sometimes makes the surface heavier
Across seven multi-season surveys, Wildlife Institute of India researchers searched for bird carcasses within a 150-m radius of 90 randomly selected wind turbines and found 124
Across seven multi-season surveys, Wildlife Institute of India researchers searched for bird carcasses within a 150-m radius of 90 randomly selected wind turbines and found 124
For many years, a debate has raged over how much proof is required for a manufacturer to prove that a given biosimilar will work as well as the original biologic
“With an average annual rainfall of 3,400 mm spread across 180 days and a climate highly conducive to spice production, the region offers ideal conditions for growing a wide variety of spices”
The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre; they will spend at least six months at the orbiting lab, swapping places with colleagues up there since March.
Blue Origin's NS-34 mission, scheduled for August 3, 2025, will send six civilians, including Indian-origin investor Arvi Singh Bahal and crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, on an 11-minute suborbital flight. Launching from West Texas, the ...more
The generated cells are expected to enhance immune responses against diseases ranging from cancer to viral infections
NASA's telescopes and spacecraft have captured stunning images showcasing the universe's beauty and complexity. These visuals reveal distant galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, deepening our understanding of cosmic evolution. From the ...more
The captive red panda population at the Himalayan Zoological Park near Gangtok was nearly decimated by two outbreaks of canine distemper, a highly contagious and potentially fatal viral disease
Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green forest that's keeping the expanding desert at bay from Niger's capital. Director General of Water and F ...more
The four-person astronaut crew boarded SpaceX's Dragon capsule sitting atop its Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Indian IT services benefit from rupee depreciation against USD in the short term, but long-term outlook remains uncertain.
India’s tiger reserves, from Kaziranga to Kanha, have been experiencing a steady rise in footfall. As crowds of jeeps, badly behaved tourists and Bollywood-styled wedding parties take over the parks, how do you go on an ethical safari?
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