A new study has determined that painting the roofs white can help in reducing the impact of global warming in your city. The study simulated the effects of painting roofs white to reflect incoming solar rays and found that it could help cool cities and reduce the effects of global warming. “Our research demonstrates that white roofs, at least in theory, can be an effective method for reducing urban heat,” […]
India is the latest country vying to be “second” after US President Donald Trump vowed to put America First. A “Valentine’s Day message” to Mr Trump created by Mumbai company Sooperfly makes a “strong” case for the country. India, it argues, is “amazing at being second”, proved by the fact that it has the world’s second largest population. “We wanted to do an India video ever since we saw the […]
There is an entire, submerged and unrecognised continent that has been hiding until now, according to scientists. New Zealand is sitting on top of the geological entity, most of which sits underneath the South Pacific and so can’t be seen, according to a major new paper. In a paper published in the Geological Society of America’s Journal, researchers explain that Zealandia measures five million sq km which is about two […]
On October 29, 2005 blasts ripped through crowded marketplaces in Sarojini Nagar, Kalkaji and Paharganj during the festive season in Delhi, 60 people were killed and more than 200 injured Mohammed Hussain Fazili and Mohammed Rafiq Shah will finally walk free The third accused – Tariq Ahmad Dar, the alleged mastermind of the bombings – has been convicted of belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba A city court has acquitted two men of […]
Industrialist Rajiv Bajaj has slammed the government’s demonetisation move, which, he says, has hit the two-wheeler and three-wheeler industry hard and resulted in big job losses. “Personally, surprised people are not standing up and saying anything,” Mr Bajaj, the managing director of Bajaj Auto, told NDTV Profit. Speaking about the impact of the notes ban on the industry, Mr Bajaj said, “There has been double-digit de-growth of the industry purely […]
Yaga Venugopal Reddy is a man of few words, but his words carry a lot of weight — especially in the world of finance. Earlier this week, the soft-spoken former governor of Reserve Bank of India chose strong words to describe the state of play at the central bank. The “institutional identity of the RBI has been damaged” and it is facing “reputational risk”, Reddy told a television news channel, […]
So you think you can dance? Check out IIT-Roorkee’s smooth routine. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, students from the prestigious engineering institute released a video of their dance performance to Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You – and it’s brilliant. The video, which has garnered over 4.6 lakh views on YouTube in just two days, follows four students as they show off their dance moves in romantic pursuit of the women of […]
Bitten by the travel bug, at some point, we all have thought to leave the urban-lifestyle for mountains. Just the idea of staying amidst those windy hills, a view to kill for and a hot cup of tea has lured us for years and years. So meet this 83-year-old woman, who has been doing just that. This is Chatri Devi, who’s been living in the Great Himalayan National Park alone, […]
Children should not consume soda, sweetened beverages, pizza and salty food, biscuits, yogurt regularly as they are not good for health. A new study has revealed that kids who consume these foods regularly increases the risk of liver disease in them. Researchers from Bambino Gesu Hospital in Italy said, dietary fructose increases serum uric acid concentrations. Both uric acid concentration and fructose consumption may be high in individuals with non-alcoholic […]
China has lodged a diplomatic protest with India over a visit by a parliamentary delegation from Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. China considers Taiwan a wayward province, with no right to formal diplomatic ties with other countries. “We hope India would understand and respect China’s core concerns and stick to the ‘One-China’ principle and prudently deal with Taiwan-related issues and maintain sound and steady development of India-China […]
