38,100 Hectares Of Tree Cover Lost To Forest Fires

Between April 25 and May 2, India received 38,885 fire alerts. IMAGE: A fire breaks out in the forests of Garhwal and Kumaon. Photograph: ANI Photo   The devastating forest fires in......

Will Ideology Trump Personalities And Issues in TN Again?

According to DMK, the voters are already consolidated on ideological lines, hence the impact of anti-incumbency, whether against the BJP Centre or the DMK state may not be too much, notes N Sathiya......

Predictions of normal monsoon boost prospects for domestic agrochem firms

With a normal monsoon predicted in India this year by private weather forecasting agency Skymet and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), prospects for domestic agrochemical or agri-input......

Aussie Olympian released from police custody, apologises

IMAGE: Tom Craig was part of the Australia team that was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Olympics by Netherlands. Photograph: Tom Craig / Instagram Australia's Olympic hockey player Tom......

Goalkeeper Sreejesh relishing last dance in Paris

Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who will end his illustrious 18-year career after the Paris Olympics, has conceded only five goals in four games, which gives him a save rate above 90 percent for the men's......

Olympics Hockey: India go down fighting to Belgium

IMAGE: India goalkeeper P R Sreejesh makes a save during the men's hockey match against Belgium at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The Indian hockey team......

Quarters sealed; India face Belgian test in Olympic hockey

IMAGE: Captain Harmanpreet Singh will look to continue his goal scoring spree. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Assured of a quarterfinal berth, India will aim for consistency when they take......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 4

IMAGE: India’s goalkeeper P R Sreejesh makes a fine save during the men's hockey match against Ireland on Tuesday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters It was a day of mixed fortunes for India at......