Thousands of animal and plant species are at risk of disappearing, and conservation groups often need years of uninterrupted work to bring vulnerable populations back from the brink. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are backing a new international effort that aims to give some of those projects more dependable financial support. As reported by…
When business tycoon Harsh Goenka called IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe the “hero of the evening,” he was basically saying out loud what a lot of everyday folks were already thinking. Mundhe, who heads up Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), had been making waves by going after dark stores, unhygienic restaurant kitchens, and adulterated food.Instead…
Water entered INS Kesari while it was berthed at Visakhapatnam’s Naval Dockyard, with the Navy reporting no casualties and dewatering efforts underway NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Saturday confirmed an incident of “water ingress” (flooding) on one of its ships while the vessel was berthed at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The incident was…
A historic building in Kansas City, dating back to 1874, has been saved from demolition after part of its roof collapsed and city inspectors ordered its emergency removal. The former Seiden’s Furs building at 935 Broadway is widely considered the oldest surviving commercial building in downtown Kansas City’s Downtown Loop. It is now being renovated…
India’s indigenous B28 bullet train undergoes a key structural safety test at BEML’s Bengaluru facility ahead of planned trial runs in 2027. NEW DELHI: New Delhi: The country’s first indigenous high-speed train, B28, has undergone the vehicle body shell test, also known as the “squeeze test”, an important safety assessment to determine whether a train’s…
Nepal PM Balen Shah is expected to seek Indian aid for flood reconstruction, fresh hydropower investment and faster progress on stalled infrastructure projects during his proposed visit later this month NEW DELHI: Nepal will seek Indian financial assistance for flood reconstruction, fresh investment in hydropower and faster implementation of stalled infrastructure projects during Prime Minister…
Seti was trapped on a narrow stretch of land, with a sheer cliff on one side and an overflowing channel of the river on the other Trapped for 20 days on a narrow strip of land between a sheer cliff and the raging Budhi Gandaki river in Nepal’s Gorkha district, a dog named Seti was…
Quad leaders push for resilient supply chains and greater AI access in Indo-Pacific Targeting China’s military and economic practices in the Indo-Pacific region, Quad foreign ministers expressed grave concerns regarding economic coercion, including through arbitrary export restrictions as well as non-market policies and practices that result in overcapacity to disrupt global supply chain in critical…
A record number of early votes have been cast in the US midterm elections US midterm elections this time saw an unprecedented surge in early voting as more than 50.5 million early votes have been cast across the US as of Saturday morning. This is more than 5 million votes more than the number of…
EOBA director Howard Solomon with Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry. Image: CBS News. A former executive director of a youth boxing charity in Oakland, California, diverted a $50,000 donation presented during Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry‘s appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show into his personal bank account. Howard Solomon, also known as Solomon Howard, was…
