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Haryana emphasises need to restore Aravallis

A panel discussion underway as part of the summit. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 05:54 AM IST

In Chandigarh, Sonam Wangchuk advocates for action on climate change

Ladakh-based activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk interacting with the media at a gurdwara in Sector 38, Chandigarh, on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Published on Sep 28, 2024 09:14 AM IST

What Bengaluru’s science institutions do wrong

Although laypeople think of scientists as a hyperspecialised species who operate in silos, they are actually good at collaborations—even at the global level. (HT FILE)
Updated on Jul 05, 2024 04:29 PM IST

Mexico's tourist train project: An environmental nightmare unfolds

It is the "nightmare" of environmentalists in Mexico: the construction of the Mayan Train, the tourist megaproject of outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, threatens the cenotes, the pre-Hispanic underground wells that abound in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Published on May 05, 2024 02:21 PM IST

World Sparrow Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Sparrow Day is observed with the intention of creating awareness about the importance of the existence of sparrows for our ecosystem and biodiversity.
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:15 PM IST

PM Modi’s tech nationalism: Redefining Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of USA Joseph R. Biden, participating in a India-US Hi-Tech Handshake event at the White House in Washington D.C on June 24, 2023(PIB)
Published on Jan 25, 2024 08:37 PM IST

PAU marks National Bird Day

A peahen sitting on the wall of the botanical garden at PAU in Ludhiana on Sunday.Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) celebrated the National Bird Day on the campus on Friday. National Bird Day, which has American origins, is celebrated annually on January 5 to raise awareness about the value of birds in the ecosystem. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 06:38 AM IST

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary: Not (bird’s) paradise lost yet but solace becoming a casualty

The HT team that visited the sanctuary found that flocks of birds are spotted only after a 700-metre walk. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 06:40 AM IST

Dragonfly census at Delhi biodiversity parks

New Delhi, India - April 24, 2014: The interior of Asola Wildlife Sanctuary premises in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 05:36 AM IST

Drones look for hideouts as Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag operation enters Day 6

Security personnel on their way to the encounter site in Garol, Kokernag, in Anantnag district. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Sep 19, 2023 03:22 AM IST

Dhankhar disses parties for freebies, calls it ‘political intoxication of people’

Vice president Jagdeep Dhankar (X/VPIndia)
Updated on Aug 22, 2023 05:39 PM IST

Four bat species missing from Delhi amid rapid urbanisation

The black-bearded tomb bat. (Chaitra/Rajesh)
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 01:45 PM IST

Ludhiana: llegal breeding of banned Thai Magur fish raises concerns

Despite levying fines of up to 10,000, the cultivation of Thai Magur fish in Punjab persists. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 11:28 PM IST

Searching for a chips industry

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Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture. (Reuters File Photo)
Published on Jul 11, 2023 09:09 PM IST

Wildfires causing nitrogen imbalance in Himalayan & Tibetan plateau region: Study

The study has indicated that the concentration of nitrogen witnesses a significant increase during March and April due to wildfires. (Representational photo)
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 08:04 PM IST

Knight Frank proposes additional 600 km of stormwater drains in Bengaluru

To avoid recurring instances of urban flooding, the governing bodies need to rejuvenate and remodel the city's SWD infrastructure, Knight Frank said in a report.
Published on May 31, 2023 04:38 PM IST

TIECON Chandigarh 2023 ‘Govt making efforts to convert Mohali city into start-up hub’

Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover interacting session during Tiecon Chandigarh 2023 on Saturday. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 01:14 AM IST

Chipko Andolan: Punekars take to streets to oppose tree cutting for riverfront project

Citizens and activists formed a circle around the trees and urged the authorities not to take down trees under the guise of development. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 12:14 AM IST

Delhi excise policy case: Court dismisses bail plea of Manish Sisodia

Sisodia was arrested by the ED on March 9 after being interrogated by the agency in Tihar Jail. (Manish Sisodia | Facebook)
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 04:31 PM IST

A plan to preserve Uttarakhand’s ecosystem

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The pilgrimage is of four of the holiest sites of Hinduism: Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath.
Published on Apr 23, 2023 07:34 PM IST

Amid challenges, G20 expert group kicks off work on reforming MDBs

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Veteran policymaker NK Singh, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former United States treasury secretary Larry Summers in Washington DC. (HT)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 03:29 PM IST

Forest fire training for villagers helps to protect the Western Ghats

Villagers draw fire lines as a precaution to avert forest fire at Sakhargaon village in Velhe tehsil in Pune. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:07 PM IST

Delhi excise policy case: ED opposes Sisodia’s bail plea

ED arrested Sisodia from Tihar Jail where he was lodged in a CBI investigation of the case. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:47 PM IST

Delhi: Golden jackals spotted at Yamuna biodiversity park

While golden jackals can be seen quite frequently in the southern ridge — an extension of the Aravallis — they are a rare sighting along the Yamuna floodplains, according to experts. (courtesy: yamuna biodiversity park)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:09 AM IST

3167 tigers in India by 2022: PM Modi reveals the latest census of big cats

3167 tigers in India by 2022: PM Modi reveals the latest census of big cats
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 02:09 PM IST

Home minister Amit Shah monitored operation to nab gangster: Officials

So far, close to 300 gangsters and mid-level criminals have been arrested by Delhi Police and the National Investigation Agency. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:22 AM IST

Tackling graft in a federal system

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented with a memento by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director-General Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, New Delhi (Jitender Gupta)
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 07:53 PM IST