Rat-hole mining poses significant safety and environmental hazards. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned the practice in 2014, and retained the ban in 2015

In the case of the Indus script, scholars have struggled to solve many of these subproblems.

Indo-US nuclear deal: Among Sullivan's mandates for the current trip was the prospect of strengthening the innovation alliance under the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology.

The study, ‘Sleep microstructure organises memory replay’ was published in the journal Nature last week. It was carried out by scientists based at Cornell University in the United States.

For a hundred years, scholars have tried and failed to decipher the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister has now announced a $1 million prize for anyone who succeeds. Why is the answer so elusive? Is the ‘script’ not for real?

The valuation of Inter Miami, which Beckham owns, and its association with Messi continues to rise. Besides Beckham, there are icons like Arnold Palmer and Michael Jordan who have made much more money from brands and business than from sport

Earlier, the seam would often go flat after 15 overs or so, and the batters had it easy thereafter. But the introduction of a ridge under the seam since 2021 has changed the cricket ball – and the game

Some 60 million people are under weather alerts across 30 states. Seven of them have declared emergencies: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas

What's behind Donald Trump's offer for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States? What does history say? We explain.

Tibet Earthquake: The Himalayan mountain range was formed after the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collided around 50 million years ago. How does their movement continue to impact the region?

What is Bharatpol, how will it work, and how will it help various investigating agencies?

There have been crashes in the past involving the ALH Rudra WSI, the attack helicopter version of the platform, as well as the ALH in service with the Army. Inquiries into the mishaps have focused on aspects such as the helicopter's flying controls and transmission…

At the current exchange rate of 85 rupees to a dollar, India’s GDP in FY25 will be $3.8 trillion. If India’s exchange rate had not fallen from around 61 rupees to a dollar in 2014 then today, India could have boasted of becoming a $5 trillion economy ($5.3…

India-Canada ties have been in the freezer since September 2023, when Trudeau accused New Delhi of orchestrating the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. A change of government does present chances of a thaw.

Students have been delaying applying for visas due to several changes in Canada’s student visa policy over the past year, according to experts. They believe that there is a lot of confusion over the new rules among the students

The Uttarakhand High Court-appointed commissioners on January 6 submitted a report on unregulated mining operations in the district in Kumaon

The popularity of the tabla can be traced to the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela, but there are various origin stories about the instrument

As many as six new plants, and a seventh in the pipeline, have been commissioned at a cost of over Rs 60,000 crore since 2019. And all of these in the “new Green Revolution” states

What is a credit score – and why is it important? What’s a good credit score? Why has the central bank stepped in, and what steps must lenders and information keepers take now?