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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has a favourite food he wishes were not so closely tied to climate change. Even as he invests heavily in climate campaigns and sustainable food technologies, Gates has admitted that cheeseburgers remain his weakness, a comfort food he loves but also sees as a climate disaster. The billionaire has repeatedly spoken…
A severe pollution incident in Knockando Burn has led to the death of numerous fish, eels, and birds, impacting nearly a mile of the watercourse. Experts suspect a chemical compound, possibly with industrial origins, contaminated the burn, causing significant ecological and economic damage during the peak fishing season. In an environmental disaster, there has been…
Authorities said the search would go on till all passengers were accounted for JABALPUR/BHOPAL: Ignored wind warnings came under sharp scrutiny after the death toll in the Bargi dam cruise disaster rose to 11 on Saturday, with rescuers retrieving two more bodies — both children — from the reservoir in central MP.The sinking has become…
India has rolled out a nationwide mobile disaster communication system, with users across the country receiving test alerts on their phones during the trial phase NEW DELHI: India has rolled out a nationwide mobile disaster communication system, with users across the country receiving test alerts on their phones during the trial phase.Officials have said there…
Banks will be allowed to extend relief measures to borrowers in calamity-hit areas without waiting for individual requests, under revised Reserve Bank of India guidelines that will come into force from July 1, 2026.The RBI on Wednesday issued fresh directions after considering stakeholder feedback on draft norms covering relief measures in areas affected by natural…
The ancient city of Pompeii has once again drawn global attention after archaeologists used artificial intelligence to reconstruct the face and final moments of a man who died during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The image shows a man crouched and shielding himself as volcanic debris falls around him. It is based on…
From nuclear wasteland to wildlife sanctuary: Chernobyl’s unexpected rebirth Forty years after the world’s worst civilian nuclear accident, a thriving wildlife sanctuary has emerged in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), with wolves, foxes, lynx, elk, wild boar, brown bears and European bison now flourishing despite continuing radiation.The 1986 disaster released a radioactive cloud across Europe…
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday accused Russia of “nuclear terrorism” as he marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, warning that Moscow’s actions risk triggering another man-made catastrophe.Zelenskyy said that since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia was “again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made disaster”, highlighting that Russian drones…
José Andrés founded World Central Kitchen after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, prioritizing dignity and memory through food. WCK has since become a global relief machine, serving over 600 million meals by acting as ‘first to the frontlines’ and working with local communities. In the first days after Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, José Andrés did not…
Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Yoav Nis) NEW DELHI: If R Praggnanandhaa’s opening-round victory over Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri at the Candidates was a manifesto of his aggressive DNA, Round 3 was a flashy reminder of the game’s flattering nature.On a day that began with high hopes for the Indian contingent at the Cap St…
