India, Oct. 5 -- Nearly 200 people have been placed under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague in Siberia's Irkutsk region, according to a report by The Moscow Times. The ne... Read More
India, Oct. 3 -- Even as Nepal reels from the ice-rock avalanche of August 26 in the country's Rasuwa district near the Tibetan border, a biographical film on the life of one of the country's and the ... Read More
India, Oct. 3 -- It was just another summer morning. But as I began my regular day as a development professional, little did I know that a chance encounter would leave me with a web of thoughts that I... Read More
India, Oct. 3 -- Three years ago on this day, Sikkim experienced a devastating Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) when a massive landmass slipped into the South Lhonak lake, triggering a flash flood d... Read More
India, Oct. 3 -- Art has always reflected our relationship with the earth. For centuries, artists gathered fruits, crushed minerals and boiled roots to make pigments and leave their mark on the world.... Read More
India, Oct. 2 -- In 1908, while reflecting on modern civilisation in Hind Swaraj, Gandhi questioned the belief that human progress required the continuous expansion of wants. His better-known formulat... Read More
India, Oct. 2 -- West Bengal is set to reintroduce a tiger to Buxa Tiger Reserve, in an attempt to establish a population outside the Sundarbans. A tigress aged more than three years has been brought... Read More
India, Oct. 2 -- India's push for Atmanirbhar Gram Panchayats increasingly relies on indicators, rankings and digital reporting, but these may not reflect what villages themselves consider priorities.... Read More
India, Oct. 1 -- Aak (Calotropis gigantea), a plant found in dry and semi-arid regions, has traditionally been used to make ropes, charpoys, quilts, pillows and agricultural tools. The Maru Meghwal c... Read More
India, Oct. 1 -- Forests around the world are degrading faster than they are recovering with over 460 million hectares (mha) of forests standing degraded, a United Nations (UN) report has revealed. T... Read More