How Fossilised wood shows the history of Europe Imagine you are holding a piece of fossilized wood. It might, at first sight, seem to be nothing more than a well-preserved relic of some ancient forest. But within its crystalline framework is a geological diary, quietly recording the rise and fall of continents, extreme underground temperatures…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Around 1200 BCE, several of the eastern Mediterranean’s most powerful civilisations, including the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire, Canaanite city-states and parts of New Kingdom Egypt, began experiencing a period of dramatic decline. Historians have long debated whether warfare, invasions, earthquakes, internal unrest or climate change played the biggest role in this…
The government has not estimated how many vehicles in India are fully compatible with E20 fuel, Parliament was informed on Monday. It, however, maintained that the ethanol blending programme is backed by scientific studies and consultations with automobile manufacturers and technical institutions.Responding to a query, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi…
One week after the FIFA World Cup final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the tournament and criticised what he described as negative coverage, accusing some critics of “spreading hate and false rumors.”In a 900-word statement published across a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on FIFA’s website late Sunday, Infantino said FIFA had succeeded…
IBPS Clerk recruitment 2026 The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 for the recruitment of Customer Service Associates (CSA) in participating public sector banks. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website, ibps.in, from August 1 to August 21, 2026. The recruitment is being conducted under the…
Ram Charan has successfully undergone surgery for his wrist injury in Coimbatore on Sunday. The actor’s injury worsened during the shooting of his latest release, ‘Peddi’ which is a sports action drama. As per the latest updates, the surgery was successful and the actor is now recovering well. Ram Charan undergoes successful surgery Earlier, this…
A rock shelter in northeastern Spain is giving archaeologists a rare and clear look at one of the biggest changes in human history, the shift from hunting and gathering to farming. The site, called Coves del Fem, sits above the Montsant River in Catalonia and has been dug up since 2013. A new round of…
E20 fuel (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Delhi-based transport bodies are likely to hold a protest march to Parliament, demanding the withdrawal of ethanol-blended petrol.The planned protest would be led by the Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association along with other groups.“We are planning to hold a protest march to Parliament on August…
Dutch microbiologist Professor Henk Jonkers holds a sample of self-healing concrete, an innovation that uses bacteria to repair cracks automatically. Concrete is the backbone of modern civilisation, supporting everything from homes and skyscrapers to bridges, tunnels and dams. Yet even this remarkably strong material has a costly weakness. Tiny cracks inevitably develop over time because…
Rupee has spent months reacting to every twist in the Middle East conflict and every jump in global crude oil prices. But analysts now believe that the currency could be entering a more stable phase, with no sharp depreciation expected ahead of the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in August….
