Indonesia replanted mangroves on Flores in 2013; 10 years later, restored forests supported 10 fauna species and stored up to 70 Mg CO2 per hectare | World News

Indonesia’s Flores Island was the site of a mangrove reforestation project launched in 2013, with native seedlings planted along the coast between Ende and Sikka. Ten years later, researchers surveyed restored areas at Bangkoor, Kolisia and Talibura to assess plant and animal diversity, carbon sequestration and energy storage. The study recorded 10 mangrove species and…

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‘Babar Azam struggles to handle captaincy’: Waqar Younis warns ‘we are losing a player’ | Cricket News

Pakistan’s Babar Azam, leaves the pitch (AP photo) Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis believes the decision to hand Babar Azam the Test captaincy again could be hurting the batter’s performances, arguing that the team risks “losing a player” by placing the leadership burden on him.Waqar, who has served in several coaching roles with the Pakistan…

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‘Bihari kahan nahi hain bhai’: Meet Rohtas-born Abhishek Anand who went from IIT Kanpur and an IT job to Japan’s national cricket team

Anand moved to Japan for work after receiving a job offer through campus placement. For Abhishek Anand, cricket began in Bihar and became a serious pursuit only after he entered the IT sector. Today, the 28-year-old, who hails from Rohtas district in Bihar, is part of Japan’s national cricket setup. His journey has taken him…

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Smriti Mandhana scripts history, becomes first woman to score 11,000 international runs | Cricket News

Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana added another landmark to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.Mandhana entered the final needing just 13 runs to reach…

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Wife sold soft drink for Rs 26 instead of Rs 25, Re 1 overcharge led to husband facing case for 13 years; Bombay HC quashes prosecution because wife was shop owner

The high court described the prosecution as “misconceived and misdirected”. (Image for representative purpose only) A man working in his wife’s shop faced a thirteen year criminal case for the sale of a cold drink above the maximum retail price. The Bombay High Court has now brought an end to a criminal case that had…

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Vansh Bedi reported fixing approach during Delhi Premier League 3; DDCA seeks BCCI intervention | Cricket News

Vansh Bedi was in the Chennai Super Kings roster in the IPL. (PTI) New Delhi: Controversy has gripped the recently concluded season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) with Vansh Bedi, who played for Central Delhi Kings, reporting a “fixing approach” by a cricketer from a neighbouring state. It has learnt that the young wicketkeeper-batter…

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Archaeologists found 500 Iron Age iron bars in Austria’s Danube, revealing a 1-tonne cargo transported 2,000 years ago | World News

PC: Cambridge University Press Archaeologists have identified at least 500 forged iron bars recovered from the Danube in Upper Austria as the largest known assemblage of Iron Age iron in Europe. The discovery was made in 2019 during gravel extraction at Deinham, when workers found double-pointed iron objects in material taken from beneath the river’s…

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