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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


Mohenjo-daro as 'democratic' as ancient Greece and Rome: Study

India, March 19 -- The Indus Valley Civilisation urban centre of Mohenjo-daro, today in Pakistan's Sindh province, had democracy that was on par with ancient Greece and Rome, a new study has found. A... Read More


The Strait of Hormuz and the revenge of geography

India, March 15 -- The world, and India, today are in the grip of a mounting crisis. All because of a waterway that is just 20 nautical miles wide. The Strait of Hormuz is today on the lips of the ent... Read More


'Rivers need to run free'

India, March 14 -- From Tibet to West Bengal, the Brahmaputra is the pulse of communities and ecosystems along its course. But what are the risks the river faces through human interventions, particula... Read More


Did you know about the bull sharks of the Karun river in Iran's Ahvaz?

India, March 13 -- Iran, which is currently all over the news cycle, is mostly a mountainous and desert country, bounded by the shallow Persian Gulf to its south. You would not expect a shark attack, ... Read More


The spotted hyenas of Mekelle: Meet the accidental eco-warriors of Ethiopia's second-largest city

India, March 12 -- The enigmatic spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), the second-largest land carnivore in Africa after the African lion, has emerged as an unlikely 'eco-warrior' in Ethiopia's second-larg... Read More


Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study

India, March 11 -- Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire, vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru, a new study has revealed. This highlights a sophisticat... Read More


No, one in 200 men in the world are not related to Genghis, Khagan of the Mongol Empire: Study

India, March 8 -- The popular belief that one in 200 men is related to Genghis Khan, first Khagan of the Mongol Empire, is not true, a study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has claimed. Rathe... Read More


International Women's Day 2026: These pathfinders shaped and changed Africa in their own significant ways

India, March 7 -- For a layperson, Africa does not usually conjure images of feminism and women's empowerment in the first instance. African culture, for the most part, has been patriarchal and male-d... Read More