In 1995, the Antiguan racer was perilously close to disappearing from the wild. Just 51 of these rare Caribbean snakes were estimated to survive, all confined to tiny Great Bird Island off the coast of Antigua. The species had little room to recover. Yet what followed became an extraordinary conservation turnaround. Over the next 21…
PossumsRepresentative image In 1837, New Zealand introduced Australian brushtail possums in the hope of building a profitable fur industry. The animals were expected to provide valuable pelts and help create a new rural economy, but the experiment had consequences that stretched far beyond anyone’s expectations. Nearly two centuries later, possums have become one of the…
Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh meeting deputy minister of National Defence of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang NEW DELHI: India and Vietnam decided to accelerate defence technology sharing and defence-industrial collaboration during a meeting between defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and deputy minister of National Defence of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong…
Wetland in South Australia. Image Credit: Department for Environment and Water (South Australian Government) Australia’s Green Triangle became a major plantation forestry region after large areas of land were converted to commercial forests. Decades later, the Lower South East of South Australia is facing growing pressure on its groundwater system. Assessments show that plantations can…
Sunita Ahuja brought Ganpati Bappa home on Sunday, a day ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. Videos of Govinda’s wife and ‘Lock Upp’ contestant dancing enthusiastically as she welcomed the idol have surfaced on social media and are being widely shared.Govinda and Sunita have traditionally celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi together every year. However, their relationship has been under…
NEW DELHI: India and France have stepped up their space cooperation as companies from the two countries signed three key agreements at the recent International Space Summit in Paris relating to satellite launches, space surveillance and microsatellite technology.In the first agreement, France’s Safran Space signed contracts worth more than 5 million euros with Indian space…
Benioff had been buying property in Hawaii for years, but his focus changed after the pandemic began (Bloomberg photo) Since 2000, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne Benioff, have bought more than 600 acres of land in Hawaii worth nearly $100 million. Much of the land is in and around Waimea, a rural…
SRINAGAR: To revive the rapidly shrinking Tso Kar glacial lake, Ladakh administration has launched a project to divert an average of 132 cusecs (around 320 million litres) of untapped glacier water daily from Rupsho Kharnak stream in Changthang district to the lake. Officials expect the lake will be restored to its former glory within a…
Mohsin Naqvi and Indian women’s cricket team (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Indian women’s cricket team refused to accept the Women’s Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and Pakistan cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi after beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final in Dubai on Sunday.India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi warned against weaponisation of technology and critical minerals that could block Brics’ progress, while emphasising inclusivity in the adoption of technology.The remarks delivered in the final session of the summit – in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping – mirrored Modi’s exhortation for Brics at the Rio summit last…