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Raghu Rai brought poetry to photography: Experts pay homage to late legend

India, April 26 -- Experts in the field of photography, filmmaking and academia have paid homage to Raghu Rai, a name synonymous with capturing much of post-independent India in his lens. The ace phot... Read More


Great White Shark, tunas face 'double jeopardy' as oceans warm, warns study

India, April 17 -- The planet's fast-warming oceans will deal a double blow to some of their most iconic fish like the Great White Shark. Not only will such fish have to find areas of the sea which ar... Read More


Colombia to cull descendants of hippos brought by drug lord Pablo Escobar

India, April 15 -- Colombia's Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development has approved a plan to euthanise hippos descended from four individuals brought by drug lord Pablo Escobar to the coun... Read More


The Potomac, flowing through Washington DC, is America's most endangered river in 2026: Study

India, April 15 -- American Rivers, a United States conservation organisation working to make every river clean and healthy for people and wildlife, has nominated the Potomac, the river that flows thr... Read More


On Ambedkar Jayanti and Baisakhi 2026, know about the Sikh Light Infantry, which embodies the best ideals of Sikhism and Ambedkarite thought

India, April 14 -- It is November 1675. A man is heading north from Delhi, towards the Punjab. He is carrying something. The man can get into a lot of trouble if he is found out and his package examin... Read More


In runup to Ambedkar Jayanti and Baisakhi 2026, a parable from Guru Nanak's life on caste

India, April 12 -- Tuesday, April 14, 2026, marks the birthday of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and the Sikh religious festival of Baisakhi. Both, B R Ambedkar and the Sikh Gurus fought against caste dis... Read More


Palang: How the leopard influenced centuries of Persian poetry and folklore

India, March 29 -- As the Iran-Israel-US war continues and the global spotlight remains fixed on the West Asian country, Down To Earth decided to cast the spotlight on Iran's leopards, which have for ... Read More


As Women's History Month ends, UK's Kensington Palace pays homage to Punjabi princess & suffragist, Sophia Duleep Singh

India, March 28 -- March is Women's History Month in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. As the month winds up, Kensington Palace, the childhood home of Queen Victoria, is paying homage t... Read More


On World Water Day 2026, know about the Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran and their aqua-centric faith

India, March 22 -- The globe marks World Water Day on March 22 every year. But for a unique sect located in southern Iraq and neighbouring parts of Iran, every moment of their lives is regulated by th... Read More


'Disappointed', says Debi Goenka, as apex court gives go-ahead to cut mangroves for key road project in north Mumbai

India, March 21 -- Debi Goenka, often termed 'Mumbai's mangrove man', has expressed disappointment at the March 20 decision of the Supreme Court to allow Mumbai's civic body to cut thousands of mangro... Read More