Kottayam: Moozhikkal Pankajakshi Amma, a Padma Shri awardee and exponent of rare puppetry art form Nokku Vidya, died here on Wednesday. She was 90.She died while being taken to hospital after developing health complications. She was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments. A native of Monippally in Kottayam, she was active in the art form since … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has intensified work to rejuvenate 64 of the 101 waterbodies identified under the Centre’s Jal Sanchay Abhiyaan, with a target of completing the first phase by Aug-end.The authority has issued no-objection certificates (NoCs) to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for the restoration of 27 waterbodies, while work on installing in-house … Read more
Dipterocarp forest at the Danum Valley Field Centre. Borneo’s tropical forests, dominated by trees from the Dipterocarp family, have some of the highest canopies in the world, with some trees reaching 100 meters Simply cutting back aggressive climbing vines in logged tropical forests allows the tree canopy to recover three times faster than planting new … Read more
The project, located in Serenje Province, will involve engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the solar plant Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based solar module manufacturer Navitas Solar’s EPC arm, Navitas Planet, has secured a $20 million contract to develop a 54MW utility-scale solar power project in Zambia, marking its entry into Africa’s utility-scale EPC market.The project, located in … Read more
A Blinkit delivery has become the center of a viral social media conversation, but not because of what was ordered. Instead, it was an envelope labelled ‘Confidential Photos’ that left a Gurugram woman stunned and searching for answers. For a few tense moments, she believed something was seriously wrong. The truth, however, turned out to … Read more
Odia migrant workers after their arrival at the airport in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: Six more Odia migrant workers injured in the ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district returned to Odisha on Wednesday after being discharged from hospitals in Tiruvallur and Chennai where they were undergoing treatment.Officials … Read more
CPM state secretary P Shanmugam CHENNAI: CPM on Wednesday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to immediately appeal against the Supreme Court’s order directing the eviction of encroachers in the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve. CPM state secretary P Shanmugam criticized the Supreme Court order to deploy paramilitary forces for the eviction drive. He called the measure excessively … Read more
Now we have a scientific argument in favour of forgetting. Latest studies say it’s essential for our wellbeing. (AI generated) We live in a world of temporary amnesia. But latest research suggests forgetting is good for the brain. Seems like the kind of contradiction we didn’t really need in our lives today. But here we … Read more
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force today, July 15, 2026, alongside its companion pact, the Double Contribution Convention (DCC), a social security agreement.Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal called it a “gold standard” agreement spanning 30 chapters, going well beyond tariff cuts. The deal was signed last year in London on July … Read more
Ever heard of the Zero Temple? Hidden inside the grand Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh is a shrine that changed the course of human civilisation. We are talking about the Chaturbhuj Temple, famous as the Zero Temple. It is home to one of the world’s oldest known stone inscriptions featuring the numeral “0” in the … Read more