15 STUNNING Wildlife Photos

A sneak peek of some extraordinary entries for the 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year event. The 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will return to the Natural......

Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

Over 30 flamingos killed as Emirates flight hits them in Mumbai

An Emirates flight from Dubai struck a flock of flamingos, resulting in the death of around 40 birds in Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Elvish Yadav grilled for 2 hrs; Venom glands missing in all snakes

Youtuber Elvish Yadav was questioned by the Noida Police early Wednesday over suspected use of snake venom at a party, officials said, even as an investigation by the veterinary department found......

Minimum wage, maximum trouble

If you take the minimum wage to Rs 15,000 tomorrow, the choice may not be between Rs 8,000 and Rs 15,000; it might be Rs 15,000 or nothing, says T N Ninan.    Anyone who believes that......

Why Nirma's Lafarge deal makes sense

The deal augurs well for Nirma as it already has a cement plant in Rajasthan, and has been scouting for assets in Gujarat for a while. Ahmedabad-based diversified conglomerate Karsanbhai Patel-led......

Why we need a national market for electricity

Now is the time to take some bold steps to structure a unified power market, notes Vinayak Chatterjee At an energy conclave recently, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said, “. . . the......

Why the Garden City is submerged under apathy

Many of the lakes in the city have 'disappeared' along with their water-spreads because of rapid and unbridled urbanisationA frothy lake in Bengaluru is a tourist attraction as shown on Google......

Coming soon: A 'Tendulkar Drive', 'Kohli Crescent' and 'Dev Terrace'

IMAGE: The estate is luring buyers with a 'Tendulkar Drive', 'Kohli Crescent' and 'Dev Terrace'. Photograph: BCCI A new housing estate being developed on Rockbank suburb of Melbourne will have......

PHOTOS: A Village in name, if not reality

When the first wave of athletes arrive in the Olympic Village on Monday they will find their new home from home bears little resemblance to anything found in the English countryside. In terms of......