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An article from August 7 new york times The (new) title is, Hot weather sparks fears Great Barrier Reef 'dead' within a generation Claims that recent increases in ocean temperatures could have catastrophic impacts on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) within 30 years. [emphasis, links added] While the temperature data may have some truth to it, Claims about the Great Barrier Reef's demise are false and ignore the temperature history and development of the Great Barrier Reef thousands of years ago. The article claims: Australian scientists have released new research on the heat of the surrounding ocean, saying the Great…
Publisher: Essay VinodLast updated: August 13, 2024, 6:00 pm (US Standard Time)President Durupadi Murmu's address to the nation will be telecast in Hindi and English on Doordarshan channel from 7 pm. President Drupadi Murmu's speech will be telecast in Hindi and English on all Doordarshan channels and on All India Radio (AIR).Happy Independence Day 2024: India will celebrate its 78th Independence Day on Thursday, August 15. On August 14 and 15 of the same year, British India was divided into Pakistan and India. This was an important day in the country's liberation war.The theme of this year's 78th Independence Day…
Last updated: August 13, 2024 5:14 pm (IST)The inscription appears to be part of the Sangam literature.Writer Muthalankurichi Kamarasu traveled to Tirunelveli district to research and write more about the Pachaiyar and Thamirabani rivers River) intersection.The Thamirabarani River flows through the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of Tamil Nadu and empties into the Gulf of Mannar. It is considered a holy river in Sanskrit texts and was famous for its pearl and conch fishery and trade during the early Pandya era. A man named Mutthalangurichi Kamarasu was so impressed by its history that he wrote more than 60 books about the…
Last updated: August 13, 2024 4:53 pm ISTThe locals of Thoothukudi are mainly engaged in salt pans, fishing and tourism. Salt is extracted from seawater with the help of the sun through a method called salt distillation without any chemical assistance.In Thoothukudi, which leads to the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, fishery, conch bathing, salt production and many other industries related to marine resources are the main sources of income here. Let us see how salt production is done in Thoothukudi.Salt is extracted from seawater with the help of the sun through a method called salt distillation without any…
For decades, Fred Scherlinder Dobb served as the rabbi of Adat Shalom Reconstruction, a Jewish community in Maryland. As a rabbi, he draws on Jewish teachings to advocate for climate action—helping protect the well-being of future generations. Dobb: “Judaism has an expression that we use all the time, 'l'dor vador,' passed down from generation to generation—it's ultimately about sustainability.” For Dobb, embodying this philosophy means taking action in his own community—for example, installing solar panels on the roof of a synagogue—and More broadly. Dobb: “A lot of the work we do is in partnership with people of other faiths. We…
Last updated: August 13, 2024 4:08 pm ISTFarhan was bitten by a snake while walking in his yard. (Representative photo: Associated Press)Farhan arrived at the hospital with the dead snake, hoping it would help doctors inject the correct antivenom and identify the snake's species.In a shocking incident, a young man came to the hospital with a freshly bitten snake at Kamalapati District Combined Hospital in Chanduli, Uttar Pradesh. Farhan, a resident of Naugar village in Balua police station area, came to the hospital with the snake in a plastic bag, which immediately caused a commotion among the hospital staff.Witnesses said…
Bangladeshi citizens undergo inspection at the India-Bangladesh border checkpoint. (Image source: PTI)”Contrary to some rumours, the BSF clarifies that there is no large-scale movement of minority population from Bangladesh to the Indian border,” the BSF said in a statement.Social media videos show a mass exodus of Bangladeshi minorities to India, but local officials deny the situation is as worrying as described. A senior police officer in charge of the India-Bangladesh border told CNN-News18 that most of the videos are either old or fabricated. He pointed out that the biggest challenge in terms of numbers came on August 9, when about…
Last updated: August 13, 2024 2:53 pm ISTBoth women reportedly left their husbands, children and families behind to get married.The two men, Komal Kumari and Soni Kumari, got in touch through a wrong number seven years ago and their relationship began there.In the ongoing story in Bihar's Jamui district, two women were forcibly sent back to their respective families after they eloped and got married on the pretext of wrong numbers. Over the past seven years, the two women, who were married with children of their own, developed a romantic relationship that led to major changes in their lives. Both…
From the Daily Skeptic Author: David Telfer Back in March, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published a report on long-term energy storage (LDES). The report urges the government to “keep up the good work”. One of its key recommendations is for governments to “support no-regret investment in hydrogen”. However, some members of the committee had significant conflicts of interest and incestuous relationships, which raised questions about the objectivity of the report and the integrity of the government. What did the House of Lords LDES report say? The report's executive summary talks about “cheap” renewable energy and insists…
The highest death toll in a single month was in March 2024, which reached 59.11 billion rupees.”As on March 31, 2024, banks have issued a total of over Rs 881 crore in FASTags. The average daily charges through ETC have increased to Rs 1,906.8 crore, accounting for 98.5% of the total charges.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in its annual report said that electronic toll collection (ETC) through FASTag exceeded Rs 5,000 crore per month in the financial year 2023-24, of which about 98.5% of tolls passed through the The media receives reports from the previous fiscal year.”As…