A Leopardus tilcayo cat walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia (Picture credit: Reuters) Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of wild cat in Bolivia’s cloud forests, marking the first time in more than a century that a new living cat species has been formally named and described.The cat,…
India has taken a major step towards cleaner mobility, with E20 petrol now becoming the standard fuel across the country from April 1, 2025. The new mandate requires petrol pumps nationwide to supply fuel blended with up to 20 percent ethanol.The directive, issued earlier by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, applies to all…
Mount Everest is widely recognised as Earth’s highest mountain, standing as the ultimate symbol of altitude and exploration. According to NASA, beyond our planet lies a volcanic giant that dwarfs every mountain on Earth. Olympus Mons, an enormous shield volcano on Mars, rises to a height of around 27 kilometres, nearly three times taller than…
Pearls, opals, and any other gems used for jewellery that are delicate in nature need special attention since they can chip, become discoloured, and even break when exposed to high temperatures of water. Rather, use cleaning agents that would not harm them.Image: Canva Source link
Once upon a time, your pride in corporate cubicles lay in the designations and titles you could carry as badges. The script has changed its dialect now. The perks for managers are shrinking. At 9:12 AM, a young employee logs into his third meeting. His designation- “Senior Manager still carries a faint ego of prestige….
An artist’s impression of the Tunguska airburst over central Siberia on 30 June 1908. An explosion powerful enough to destroy millions of trees should have left behind a giant crater. Instead, when scientists finally reached the remote Siberian wilderness where the blast had occurred, they found only a forest laid out like matchsticks. There was…
Happiness is easy to find this day, just like sunshine after two days of cloudy weather. The Moon is your ruler. It is in a favorable place and receives a positive boost from Jupiter So joy won’t appear like work. It just shows up.Good news from children or younger relatives arrives. It may be about…
Tamil Nadu’s Baranica Elangovan bettered her own pole vault national record by clearing 4.23m on the second day of the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition at the Indoor Athletics Centre of Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.Elangovan had set the previous national mark of 4.22m in March this year during…
The Kia Sonet manufactured in India for the South African market has received a 1-star safety rating in the latest Global NCAP crash tests. The compact SUV scored 21.29 out of 34 points for adult occupant protection and 28.57 out of 49 points for child occupant protection, earning a 3-star rating for child safety.It is…
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and around 40 shipping companies and tankers linked to Iranian oil transport, escalating its campaign to choke Tehran’s key revenue stream.The move, announced on Friday, targets what Washington describes as an extensive “shadow network” used to move Iranian crude to global markets.It…