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The seven-acre stage created by the Art of Living Foundation for its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain here caused a bit of public inconvenience as most of them faced difficulties in having a point of focus. With evening rain showers affecting TV screens, people could not see Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Art of Living Founder Sri …

The Telangana government has banned sale and use of Chinese manja (nylon thread) and glass-coated manja for kite-flying in its bid to save birds as well as for the safety of humans. The environment, forests, science and technology department on Wednesday issued orders imposing ban on procuring, stocking, sale and use of Chinese manja and glass-coated manja. The ban comes …

The blanket ban on Jallikattu, the bull taming/vaulting sport, will result in the vanishing of Indian breeds of bulls and cows and would lead to import of foreign animals, says an expert at a cattle research foundation. “The banning of Jallikattu and the demand for ban on other rural sports like ‘rekhla’ race will ultimately result in the vanishing of …

If you thought only humans or primates can forge and use tools, you are wrong. Crows can make, use, and even store for re-use certain tools while foraging for food, a new study shows. Scientists have captured video recordings showing how wild New Caledonian crows make and use “hooked stick tools” to hunt for insect prey. Video recordings by Jolyon …

In a bid to promote Uttar Pradesh as an international bird watching destination, the state forest department, in collaboration with FICCI, will hold a three-day international festival on birds at the National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) in Agra, an official said. The festival starts on December 4 and will end on December 6. As many as 25 top international bird experts …

Use of polyethene across Uttar Pradesh may be banned by this year end, an official said on Thursday. The Allahabad High Court (HC) has directed the state government to ban the use of polyethene across the state by December 31. Responding to the rap by the court with regard to delay in baning polythene sheets and bags, the government informed …

Delhi has very high concentrations of respirable particulate matter (PM), even crossing the safety limits prescribed by the World Health Organization. While for some reason, the highest PM is routinely reported from some areas in the east of the city, no place is safe in the Delhi National Capital Region. A rather startling fact which studies bear out is: Indoor …

All of us want to do so many things in life, but circumstances, responsibilities or plain laziness gets the better of us. However, there are some people who go out of their way, even juggle multiple jobs, to keep their passion going. Meet Roshni Mukherjee, an inspiring women who did just that. When she had to take up a job …

A new study has suggested that though women live longer, men live healthier. The King’s College London study found that, whilst women were far more likely to reach 100 years than men, males tended to be healthier and had fewer diagnosed chronic illnesses compared to women. The study suggested a 50 per cent increase in the number of females reaching …

File photo of Nek Chand – a self-taught artist famed for building Rock Garden in Chandigarh, an 18-acre spread of sculptures made using scrap and rocks – in his office in the garden. | File photo of Nek Chand showing how to create sculptures to a tourist at Rock Garden in Chandigarh | Padma Shri Nek Chand, creator and director …