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IMPHAL: Keibul Lamjao National Park — the world’s only floating national park — floats delicately on the southern expanse of Loktak Lake in Manipur. Here, the very ground beneath your feet is alive, swaying with thick, buoyant mats of vegetation, soil, and organic matter known as phumdis. It is a place where nature has rewritten…
The new Rajya Sabha is 1.5 times larger than the old Rajya Sabha. Inspired by the traditional red tint of the Upper House, the leitmotif here is the lotus, India’s national flower. Monday’s Rajya Sabha elections did more than just fill a handful of Upper House vacancies. They told a familiar political story in a…
Anupama Chauhan, wife of CDS General Anil Chauhan, launched INS Krishna in the presence of CDS himself and senior officials of the armed forces and ship-builder Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Chennai NEW DELHI: Indian naval cadets will now get dedicated “floating classrooms” at sea as the Indian Navy has launched ‘INS Krishna’, the first…
Imagine a national park that does not sit firmly on land. Instead, it gently shifts with the water beneath it. A place where you can feel the ground seem to be spongy, where forests float, and where the deer appear to ‘dance’ as they move carefully across drifting vegetation.Welcome to Keibul Lamjao National Park, the…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has said that another American “armada” is moving towards Iran, while expressing hope that Tehran would agree to a deal with Washington, adding to tensions already high in the Middle East.Speaking at a public event in Iowa, Trump said, “By the way,…
Keibul Lamjao National Park, located in Manipur’s Loktak Lake, holds a distinction unmatched anywhere else in the world. It is the only national park that rests entirely on floating vegetation, rather than fixed land. The park is formed on phumdis, thick natural mats of soil and plant matter that rise and sink with changing water…
Shubman Gill with head coach Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: India’s convincing ODI series win over South Africa has sparked a fresh debate on batting flexibility in white-ball cricket — and this time, two of the sharpest minds in the modern game are on the same side.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Head…
India is a beautiful country dotted with some incredible natural and man-made wonders. The land of ancient monuments, engineering feats and some unbelievable natural marvels, India has earned global fame for some of its wonders. Being home to the world’s tallest statue to the only floating national park on the planet, the country is brimming…
China has reportedly begun constructing a massive floating artificial island designed to withstand a nuclear strike, a project that signals a major escalation in the global race for maritime power. Chinese state-linked researchers describe the structure as a new “mega science infrastructure,” underscoring Beijing’s push to expand its strategic capabilities at sea.The 78,000-tonne semi-submersible twin-hull…
A beheaded body of woman was found floating in a drain near sector 82 cut on Thursday afternoon. NOIDA: A woman’s headless body, with hands also severed was found floating in a drain near Sector 82 on Thursday afternoon. According to police, a sweeper noticed the body around 12 pm while cleaning the road and…
