In 1996, British publisher Felix Dennis planted a small wood near his home in Dorsington, Warwickshire, without any idea that it would grow into one of the largest privately planted forests in England. What started as a personal project soon turned into something far bigger. Dennis wanted to bring native broadleaf trees back to a…
Could India get its own fire cloud? (Image: AP) In July 2026, firefighters in southwest France watched something the country had never recorded before: a burning forest near Bordeaux, which manifested as a churning, anvil-shaped cloud, dark with smoke and crackling with its own lightning. It was a pyrocumulonimbus, a “fire cloud”, born when a…
Quote of the Day by Princess Diana History tends to remember extraordinary people through grand titles, icons, legends, symbols of change. Plenty of those same people saw themselves very differently. Princess Diana put that gap plainly. “Don’t call me an icon,” she said. “I’m just a mother trying to help.” Known across the world as…
Which are the top stock picks for August 4, 2026? Stock market recommendations: Honasa Consumer, Gland Pharma, Bata India, and Siemens – these are the top stocks to buy picked by Somil Mehta, Head of Retail Research, Mirae Asset ShareKhan for August 4, 2026:Buy Honasa Consumer at CMP; Stop Loss: 437 on a closing basis;…
Indian cricket team (ANI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes India’s chances of reaching the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 final hang heavily on the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, warning that the visitors are in a “tough position” in the race for the summit clash. India will begin their Sri Lanka…
Karnataka PGCET result 2026: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is expected to announce the Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) 2026 results shortly for MBA, MCA, MTech, and other postgraduate programmes on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Though the official result announcement date and time are yet to be confirmed by the authority, the candidates…
Mithila Palkar refused to darken her skin by several shades for Super Subbu (Image Credits Instagram and Netflix) Mithila Palkar, known for the recently released Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Bhooth Bangla’ and Ori Devuda, has opened up about a creative decision she stood by while filming her Netflix Telugu debut, ‘Super Subbu’. The actress revealed that…
Representative Image of a high-altitude balloon designed for a climate-cooling experiment (AI-generated image) In 2011, a team of British researchers prepared to carry out what would have been one of the first outdoor tests of solar geoengineering equipment anywhere in the world, a plan to send a helium balloon roughly 1 kilometre into the sky…
Europe’s shrinking Donbe river has hit power supply, transport and businesses Europe’s major rivers are shrinking as extreme heat and drought continue across the continent, creating several issues. Falling water levels are reducing electricity production, disrupting the transport of goods and affecting businesses that depend on rivers.From the Rhine in western Europe to the Danube…
TS Galaxy’s Sipho Maseti leaves fans stunned after handling the ball outside the area in stoppage time, apparently fooled by the extra markings on a dual-purpose pitchTS Galaxy goalkeeper Sipho Maseti produced one of the most bizarre moments of the new South African Premiership season after appearing to mistake a rugby field marking for the…
