Life is truly unpredictable. There are days when we expect so much from life, yet something goes wrong. And then there are mundane days when nothing really goes wrong. Yet there is a feeling of discontent and uneasiness, and nothing feels pleasant. On such days even a delay in response will feel like the biggest…
As we all know that Hanuman Jayanti is around the corner and the whole country is ready to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman ji. This day is considered an extremely auspicious and sacred day seek blessings of the Lord. Hanuman Jayanti falls on Chaitra Purnima and this year, the festival will be celebrated…
Purnima or full moon is the most significant day in Hindu religion. The day is devoted to honor Lord Vishnu and Moon God. The day holds a great religious and spiritual significance among Hindus. Purnima falls every month on 15th day of Shukla paksha. This month, Chaitra Purnima is being observed today i.e., on April…
Faridabad: Parts of nearly 25 acres of sandy Aravali foothills in Faridabad’s Kot village have been freshly levelled, with portions of a natural water channel buried under soil and trees cut.Work is taking place on ‘shamlat deh’, or village common land, where any occupation, alteration or change of land use is prohibited. Such land, according…
GOSABA (SUNDARBANS): Even in knee-deep murky waters, Rina Sarkar is nimble on her feet as she navigates the slippery mudbanks of Chargheri village on Satjalia island in the Sunderbans. She is one of the 150 local women who have come to the embankment, walking through a dense forest, to plant 2,000 mangrove saplings as part…
The US imposed travel restrictions and widespread cancellations on Sunday as a powerful winter storm advanced across the Northeast, triggering blizzard warnings from Maryland to Massachusetts. New York City and New Jersey announced travel bans, airlines grounded thousands of flights, and Broadway shows were called off as heavy snow and strong winds reduced visibility and…
New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has made six new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) operational, but they are yet to be integrated with Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) network. As a result, the city’s air quality index (AQI) is currently being assessed using data from only 40 stations. After the new…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru: At a time when climate change is increasingly reshaping public health risks across the globe, Indian media has quietly carved out a leadership role in linking the two. A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health has found that Indian news outlets are emerging as global frontrunners in climate-health journalism, surpassing coverage…
Premature To Say Anything For Sure: Experts NEW DELHI: Latest update from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on the possibility of El Nino episode later this year may be bad news for India’s monsoon. Though, experts said, it would be premature to say anything definitely at this juncture, an El Nino year usually negatively impacts…
NEW DELHI: Built-up areas in India’s Aravallis have increased 53 per cent, resulting in a 13.8 per cent increase in average soil lost per year during 2017-2024, even as forest cover has increased in the country’s oldest mountain range over the time period, a study has found.Assessing land use and land cover patterns between 2001…