Alternative energy that is both sustainable, and reliable, is the need of the hour, and Australia is leading the way in that department with a plan to generate zero-emission electricity from under the ocean. A whole new concept altogether. The makers say that the movement of the ocean is constantly creating renewable and sustainable energy that can even be used to treat the saline water of the ocean to make […]

At the time when the whole world is facing the third coral bleaching event, the discovery of the new coral belt in the muddy waters off the mouth of Amazon came as a silver lining. A team of international scientists from Brazil and United States announced that the mouth of Amazon river is a home of massive coral reefs that stretches for some 600 miles. Covering an area of about […]

In recent times, multiple reports have stated that Indians are giving the obvious holiday destinations a miss, and opting for lesser-explored places instead. With holiday season upon us, experts list spots across the country that you could vacation at, this summer. Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh Popular among music aficionados for its outdoor festival by the same name, the UNESCO world heritage site, Ziro, is a low-profile destination. “We are witnessing an […]

Of the 256 districts that have been declared drought-hit for 2015-2016, over 10% are located in Karnataka. On the ground, this translates to roughly half of Karnataka’s six crore people are reeling under the effects of the worst drought the state has seen in four decades. Twenty-seven out of 30 districts in Karnataka, which is the second most arid state after Rajasthan, were declared drought-hit after August, following a poor […]

Somalia’s government said on Monday about 200 or more Somalis may have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to cross illegally to Europe, many of them teenagers, when the boat they were on capsized after leaving the Egyptian shore. Italian President Sergio Mattarella had said earlier on Monday that several hundred people appeared to have died in a new tragedy in the Mediterranean, after unconfirmed reports spoke of up […]

A video has gone viral of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showing off his geek side by nailing a reporter’s question about quantum computing. Speaking Friday at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, where he was making a funding announcement, Trudeau dared reporters to ask him about how quantum computing works during a question period. When a reporter obliged, Trudeau, a former teacher, gave a detailed and elaborate mini-lesson on […]

A congressional committee on Monday recommended impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for a crucial vote in the lower house to decide whether she should face trial. The committee voted 38 to 27 in favor of Rousseff`s ouster. Both sides yelled slogans and waved placards as the vote was completed after hours of bad-tempered debate that often descended into shouting matches, reflecting Brazil`s increasingly bitter divisions. The […]

At least 90 people have been killed and 350 injured after a fire broke out at the Puttingal temple in Paravur in Kerala’s Kollam district early this morning, officials said today. The fire started around 3 am at a ground next to the temple where 10,000 to 15,000 people were present for a festival and to watch the fireworks all night. (Pictures) “A spark from the crackers being burst fell […]

Debunking 400-year-old tradition that prohibited women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Shani Shingnapur temple, Bhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai, along with other women, on Friday entered the inner sanctum here in Maharashtra and offered prayer. The development comes hours after two women, for the first time, offered their prayers at the inner sanctum of the temple, saying it was a historic day and would create an atmosphere of gender […]

The entire family can get up close with colourful birds, mammals and reptiles at this tropical haven There aren’t many places on the planet where you’d be able to see the ostrich-like South American greater rhea having a drink of water in the same pool as a sub-Saharan spur-winged goose, or where you’d find the pre-historic looking Australian cassowary hanging out in the same habitat as a common turkey from […]