What’s the connection between Israeli wildfires and ‘green colonialism’?
Researchers say Israel’s worst wildfires were exacerbated by non-native trees that Israel has been planting for decades. Source link
Month: May 2025
Jaishankar says India is looking for partners, not preachers; highlights New Delhi’s ‘Russia realism’
India is looking for “partners” and not “preachers”, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Sunday (May 4, 2025), in a veiled message to Europe in the context of the conflict in Ukraine as he explained the nuances of New Delhi’s “Russia realism” and why the relationship between the two sides was an “important…
Kerala Congress gets ‘autorickshaw’ as official election symbol
The Election Commission of India has recognised Kerala Congress as a State party and allotted autorickshaw symbol to it. Party chairman and MLA P.J. Joseph confirmed that the recognition came in the wake of the party’s performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Kerala Congress, a key ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF),…
Rain and thunderstorm take Chennai by surprise
Sudden rain brings cheer to Chennaiites. A scene at Saidapet on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU After a hot, humid day, thunderstorms brought rain and joy to the city on Sunday afternoon. The summer showers accompanied by thunder and lightning in several parts of the city brought temperature down by a few notches. According…
Kozhikode MCH fire: Five-member team to probe incident
A five-member expert team, led by the Superintendent, Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, has been set up to inquire into the inconvenience suffered by patients while smoke engulfed the PMSSY block of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on the night of May 2, after a minor explosion in its UPS room. K.V. Viswanathan, director…
1,144 appear for NEET in Nandyal district
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) was conducted peacefully in Nandyal, Kurnool and Anantapur districts on Sunday. In Nandyal district, the examination was held at four centres. Of the 1,176 candidates who applied, 1,144 appeared for the exam. At the Government Degree College, 351 of the 360 candidates appeared, while 211 of the 216…
Liberals left reeling after defeat
‘Trump was the game-changer’: Three things to know about the Australian election result Australia’s opposition party has been left reeling after a bruising defeat in Saturday’s federal election, with a result that is shaping up to be its worst ever loss. Peter Dutton, the Liberal party leader, also lost his own seat of Dickson, which…
339 developmental works in Nellore Rural constituency near completion
Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy inspecting one of the 339 developmental works in his constituency on Sunday. The massive developmental projects, 339 undertaken simultaneously at a financial cost of ₹41 crore in Nellore Rural constituency are in the final stages of execution. MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy announced that all the projects will be inaugurated…
Powers of Waqf Board were unconstitutional: V. Muraleedharan
Former Union Minister V. Muraleedharan has said that the Union government passed the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Parliament as the Waqf Board’s power to claim rights over anyone’s land was neither democratic nor in line with the judicial system. He was inaugurating the Waqf Act Amendment public awareness campaign organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party…
IIA study estimates abundance of helium in the sun
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in a new study have been able to accurately estimate the abundance of helium in the sun for the first time. This finding could be a major step in assessing the opacity of the sun’s photosphere. According to the Department of Science and Technology, astronomers have traditionally…