Chief minister V D Satheesan inspects the guard of honour in connection with the Independence Day ceremonial parade held at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister V D Satheesan on Saturday said the state govt was putting in place a scientific system to deal with flood-related disasters, while pledging to build a…
Fossils from Wyoming are revealing how forests responded when Earth experienced one of its most intense episodes of global warming around 56 million years ago. A new study, published in the journal Science on August 13, 2026, reconstructs the structure of forests during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, and finds that their canopies became…
Lucky Rawat reached North Pole aboard the 50 Let Pobedy, the world’s largest, most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker ship on Aug 4. NEW DELHI: When Lucky Rawat looks out from his Moscow hotel window, the Arctic already feels almost like a dream. Outside are trees, an open stretch of road, a parking lot lined with cars,…
The recommendations are part of a preliminary report on the proposed Kerala flood resilience initiative Thiruvananthapuram: A scientific team comprising experts from IIT Roorkee, IIT Palakkad and IIIT Kottayam appointed by the state govt has recommended using artificial intelligence, machine learning, remote sensing, hydrodynamic modelling and high-precision rainfall forecasting to identify flood-prone areas in Kerala…
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Guwahati: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has expressed solidarity with Assam after devastating floods claimed 104 lives.In an Aug 3 letter to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, the king highlighted the region’s shared vulnerability to climate change and the need for collective action.“The people of…
Inside Alaska’s tundra (Image: Alaska Organisation) From above, Alaska’s tundra can look like an ordinary expanse of soil, moss and low vegetation. Beneath that surface, however, lies permafrost, ground that has remained frozen for long periods and contains vast quantities of ancient organic material. As temperatures rise, that frozen material can thaw and begin decomposing,…
Millions of people across Europe particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent’s latest heatwave picked up. Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat More than 135 million people were forecast to face temperatures above 35C, with Britain recording its fifth-hottest day on…
Experts at an international symposium organised at Nalanda University on Thursday Patna: Despite global progress in reducing poverty, the world cannot claim real progress until economic growth translates into a meaningful reduction in inequality and reaches the most disadvantaged, noted philosopher and global justice scholar Thomas Pogge said at an international symposium hosted by Nalanda…
Mumbai: BRICS cities must move beyond dialogue and deepen city-to-city cooperation to tackle common urban challenges, said Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday and called for sharing of technology, expertise and innovations to build inclusive, resilient and future-ready cities.The call came at the inaugural session of the two-day BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026…
Bengaluru: More than 200 volunteers came together Saturday to participate in the first activity under #IamBengaluru – Volunteer for Parks, an initiative by The Times of India and presented by Multigen, aimed at encouraging citizens to take an active role in improving the city’s public green spaces.The drive at a BDA park in Banashankari 6th…
