A group of amateur explorers has stumbled upon a set of dinosaur bones in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The discovery, made in Bagh forest area, is believed to be one of the most striking findings of dinosaur remains in India. A team of palaeontologists on Tuesday unearthed a huge bunch of dinosaur bones, including leg bones and three bones of cervical vertebrate, that could shed light on the life of […]
Twenty-five per cent of India’s total land is undergoing desertification while 32 per cent is facing degradation that has affected its productivity, critically affecting the livelihood and food security of millions across the country. As much as 105.19 million hectares (Mha) of the country’s total geographical area of 328.73 Mha is being degraded, while 82.18 Mha is undergoing desertification. The major forms of land degradation include soil erosion (which accounts […]
What’s in your Cola? Gulping down that can of your favorite cola has never been so easy. They are everywhere and with dwindling container sizes their portability and addiction has increased to mind boggling numbers. A couple of decades back what was once a one-off drink, limited to special occasions has now become more consumed than water. More alarming and scary are the numbers indicating how quickly the younger generation […]
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Earth’s the right place for love; I don’t know where’s it’s likely to go better…” – Robert Frost, “Birches”Earth may be the right place for love, as Robert Frost [Unlink] wrote, but if scientists looking to the skies are correct, there could be up to 100 million life-supporting planets in the Milky Way galaxy for earthly lovers of the future to visit on romantic getaways and high-tech honeymoons.In late May, […]
The Herbalist Had 23 Wives and Raised More Than 200 Children He represents a Chinese mystery that can be added to many others. The herbalist Li Ching-Yuen ,was, according to the official records,born in China in 1677 (although he himself claimed that he was born in 1736). Throughout his long life, he constantly practiced herbalism and martial arts.There are documents, dating back to 1827, contained official congratulations on Li Ching-Yuen’s […]
When authorities confirmed last month that four “pings” heard in the southern Indian Ocean had nothing to do with Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, it was a devastating blow for those involved in the investigation, the families of those on board the missing jet, and the countless number of people around the world who had become captivated by the mystery surrounding the plane’s disappearance. What was described as “the most promising […]
Campylobacter causes 280,000 cases of food poisoning in Britain a year Washing chicken under the tap can spread the bug more than three feet The bug is the biggest cause of food poisoning causing 500 deaths a year We should stop washing chicken before cooking because doing so can spread potentially fatal bacteria, health experts warn. Nearly half of Britons rinse their raw chicken and the practice could be behind […]
Towns stand empty as skeletons still surface one year after devastating floods swept away thousands of people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, BBC Hindi’s Nitin Srivastava reports from Kedarnath. A trail of death and destruction was left across the 4,000 villages of Rudraprayag district when floods engulfed the famous Hindu shrine of Kedarnath. At least 5,700 people missing were presumed dead while more than 540 bodies recovered from […]
•Voters were mutilated by the Taliban in Herat after casting their ballots •So far, 20 civilians and one election worker have been killed in attacks •Officials believe seven million out of 12 million eligible electors voted The Taliban cut off the fingers of 11 people as punishment for voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election. The barbaric attacks were in the western Herat province after Saturday’s vote, according to police. In violence […]
