Hundreds of abandoned mines have become reservoirs holding water that experts say is safe to use. Communities are now betting on them, not only for domestic supply, but also to drive livelihoodsCommunities and officials grappling with the problem of tapped water supply in coal-belt states are courting an unlikely ally to bring about a change…
Water sourced from coal mines is potentially valuable for much more than just domestic use. Beyond direct supply, several innovative projects are in development. In 2019, Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) pioneered a plant producing ‘Coal Neer’ — a bottled drinking water brand — near Nagpur, providing purified water to villagers and creating an income source…
NEW DELHI: India has improved its global rank to ninth in terms of forest area as compared to 10th in the previous assessment, and maintained its third position in terms of annual net gain, showed the latest Global Forest Resource Assessment (GFRA) report.Released every five years by UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the report’s…
KULLU: The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received a fresh spell of snow, and parts of the high- and mid-hills recorded light rainfall Wednesday as mercury plunged close to freezing point or even below in many areas.Tabo in Lahaul & Spiti district was the coldest at minus 0.7 degrees Celsius. Manali recorded a minimum temperature…
Midfielder David Timor has rich experience in Spanish football, which includes more than 150 games in LaLiga and 400 overall Panaji: David Timor can boast of things which many footballers can’t. Like his close to 400 appearances in the top tiers of Spanish football, his ability to play effectively in multiple positions, top-notch fitness at…
KOTTAYAM: The wheels of a helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression on a helipad at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam, Pathanamthitta, when it landed on Wednesday morning. The helipad was reportedly concreted late Tuesday night.A video of the chopper being pushed by police and fire services personnel surfaced…
CHENNAI: Music composer Ilaiyaraaja, fighting a copyright battle against a batch of music labels, informed Madras high court on Wednesday that yet another Tamil movie, ‘Dude’, starring director-turned-actor Pradeep Ranganathan, used two of his songs in the film without his authorisation.“I am being cheated by the music companies who continue to exploit my compositions without…
NEW DELHI: India may soon adopt stricter rules for power banks on board aircraft following recent instances worldwide, including one in the country, of lithium-ion batteries catching fire.On Sunday, a passenger’s power bank caught fire on a Dimapur-bound IndiGo flight when the aircraft was taxiing at Delhi airport. Now, Directorate General of Civil Aviation is…
FILE – A woman walks by a giant screen with a logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) OpenAI‘s announcement of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser, triggered a dramatic $150 billion plunge in Alphabet’s…
BHOPAL: Will donkeys go extinct in Madhya Pradesh? The latest livestock census paints a grim picture — the state now has just 3,052 donkeys, a sharp fall from 49,289 in 1997, marking a 94% decline in less than three decades.Nine of the 55 districts have reported zero donkeys, signalling near-total disappearance of the animal that…
