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Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

US President Donald Trump has shown his interest in ending the Daylight Saving Time, which could add to complications in the United States functionality, which is divided in several time zones. Meanwhile, India and China, two of the world’s largest countries by landmass and population, operate under a single time zone — a decision driven by historical, political, and practical …

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Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

India Today

US President Donald Trump has shown his interest in ending the Daylight Saving Time, which could add to complications in the United States functionality, which is divided in several time zones. Meanwhile, India and China, two of the world’s largest countries by landmass and population, operate under a single time zone â€” a decision driven by historical, political, and practical …

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Typhoon Man-yi bears down on Philippines still reeling from Usagi

Raw Story

Hundreds of people fled Friday as Typhoon Man-Yi bore down on the Philippines, threatening yet more destruction even as rescuers tried to reach people stranded on rooftops by the last tropical cyclone. Typhoon Usagi hit the north of the country on Thursday, and on Friday rescuers were still scrambling to reach residents stranded on rooftops in northern Luzon island, where …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Greenland by cruise: Get face to face with glaciers and explore the icy island

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Norwegian line HX offers adventure expedition cruises around the world’s largest island So if icebergs are …

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2 months ago

Arabs Optimistic About BRICS Rebalancing Global Order

China Daily

Arabs are optimistic about the rebalancing of the global order, with BRICS playing a more active role in safeguarding multilateralism and refining the world system. The bloc's growing momentum and influence, coupled with the increasing global challenges, have prompted Arab states to seek closer policy coordination with BRICS members. BRICS provides a platform for Arab states to have close policy …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The atoll of Diego Garcia — the largest …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive | US alone won’t broker peace, regional parties must step up: Ex-Egypt FM Fahmy on Israel-Hamas truce deal

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: In the backdrop of high-level peace talks between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, the host nation’s former foreign minister Nabil Fahmy speaks to HT about the prospects of a truce and the challenges for lasting peace in the region. The ongoing discussions are about implementing a UN Security Council resolution adopted back in May, based on US President …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

A centipede throws light on ancient India-Australia link

The Hindu

The humble long-legged, fleet-footed centipedes often mistaken for spiders from the animal group ‘Scutigeromorpha’ has been found to be having an ancient link between India and Australia. Using specimens from across the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats as well as a global dataset of genetic sequences, the scientists of the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology have found that the …

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6 months ago

Weather Bee | What is the onset of the southwest monsoon?

Hindustan Times

This question is important in a year when dry weather resulted in heat waves spreading over almost all of northern India. The weather has been unusually dry over most of northern India despite the India Meteorological Department announcing the onset of the monsoon over Kerala on May 30, two days before the official date. So why is it not raining …

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6 months ago

Axis of Defiance: North Korean Belligerence Gets a Putin Boost - News18

News 18

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a rare ‘friendly state visit’ to North Korea on June 19, bolstering a geopolitical realignment with significant implications. The latter paid a brief visit to North Korea in July 2000, soon after taking office during the reign of Kim Jong Un’s father. Former US President Bush had famously called North Korea, Iran and Iraq an …

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6 months ago

China fears spark Indian race for cobalt in contested ocean waters

Al Jazeera

India has sought rights to explore an underwater cobalt-rich mountain. The urgency behind India’s application comes from fears over China’s presence in the Indian Ocean, at a time when the world’s second-largest economy already dominates the global cobalt supply chain, Indian officials and analysts told Al Jazeera. But while evaluating India’s application, the ISA found that Afanasy Nikitin Seamount lies …

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6 months, 1 week ago

By taking oath in English, Jayant sends a message to his vote bank in the Hindi heartland

The Hindu

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll, a Bharatiya Kisan Union veteran had told this journalist that Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh’s tone and tenor in his speeches suggested that he was only asking farmers to return the favour after the BJP-led Centre conferred the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister and his grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh. …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

In ‘The Gentlemen,’ Theo James stands in for ‘the dying power of British aristocracy’

LA Times

When Theo James signed up for Guy Ritchie’s Netflix spinoff of his 2019 movie, “The Gentlemen,” he knew the Netflix series would be action-packed: His character, Eddie Horniman, a captain in the British army, comes home to discover that he’s inherited his aristocratic family’s historic 15,000-acre estate, the title of the 13th Duke of Halstead and — surprise! He also …

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10 months ago

A special fund to save Purple Frog, a ‘living fossil’, in the Western Ghats

The Hindu

When the State government announced the institution of the Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund in its 2024 Budget, a rare frog having a bloated body, pointed snout and stout limbs grabbed space in the posters of the special fund. The Purple Frog, two species of which are found in unique habitats in Tamil Nadu, are among the many lesser …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Experts blame lack of strong western disturbances for fog

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Dense fog and low clouds over the Himalayan foothills and the entire Gangetic plains till the Bay of Bengal that has persisted for a week to Tuesday is because of high moisture content in the upper atmosphere and lack of strong western disturbances, compounded by heavy particulate pollution and cold day temperatures, meteorologists said. “We can expect similar …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Malaysia and Singapore, ties that transcend borders.

Hindustan Times

Malaysia and Singapore enjoy a kinship that transcends the politics of the day. Malaysia and Singapore, together, account for nearly a quarter of this total value and are considered to be at the heart of this economic growth trajectory for this region of 700 million inhabitants. It should Malaysia offers Singapore a hinterland with adequate landmass to explore advanced agricultural …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Fragile Nainital: Hillside survey planned after landslide, house collapse

Hindustan Times

Authorities are planning a technical survey of the hillside in Nainital where 24 families have been relocated to safer locations in the aftermath of the landslide and house collapse late last month. “After the 1880 landslide in which 151 people were killed, Britishers had developed a 79 km drain network on the hill slopes around Nainital to make them stable. …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Watch | How climate change is affecting monsoon forecast and disaster management

The Hindu

From delayed onsets marked by intense dry spells, to devastating flash floods and destructive landslides, the monsoon in recent years has been a period of uncertainty and destruction for India. Although there are various factors behind it, there is a general consensus among scientists that climate change plays a major role. The Southwest monsoon that brings rain to the subcontinent …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

The Hindu

On August 9, executive leaders and Ministers from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French Guiana met with a Brazilian delegation — all of whom are part of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization — in Belem do Para, Brazil. Yearly deforestation According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the total deforestation of the Amazon rainforest from August …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Western Ghats lost 5% evergreen forest cover, shows analysis

The Hindu

The Western Ghats, which is among 36 global biodiversity hotspots, saw a loss of 5% evergreen forest cover with an increase of 4.5% built-up cover, and 9% agriculture area, according to the spatiotemporal analyses of land use, highlighting anthropogenic induced developmental thrust. These revelations come from the Indian Institute of Science’s Energy and Wetlands Research Group launched the Western Ghats …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How idealising Aurangzeb, Tipu Sultan undermine syncretic, pluralistic culture of Indian subcontinent

Firstpost

The city of Kolhapur in Maharashtra erupted in communal violence after controversial posts glorifying Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan were shared on social media by a few anti-social elements. Shinde’s deputy Devendra Fadnavis said some politicians fearing a riot-like situation and a section of people glorifying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan cannot be a mere coincidence. This does not need …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Study reveals evolutionary history, biogeographic origins of butterflies

The Hindu

Despite being one of the most intensely studied insect groups, the evolutionary history and drivers of butterfly diversification were poorly understood. “Since we sequenced the genomes to reconstruct a large phylogeny and used a molecular clock, we were able to estimate the time of origin of butterflies from moths and dispersal of butterflies from North America, which is their place …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur unrest | The embers of Meitei-Kuki conflict still glow

The Hindu

/ repeat shuffle M.N. “All the top officers, from the DGP to secretaries in the State government, are Kukis,” says Sanasam Joykumar Singh, a Meitei leader associated with the Meitei Tribes Union. does not belong to the Government of Manipur.” Or: “SOS — Separation is the Only Solution.” Graffiti on the walls call for a ‘Zoland’ or ‘Kukiland.’ Sitting in …

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2 years, 2 months ago

What happens to Earth in 200 mn yrs? A new supercontinent forms, say scientists

Hindustan Times

Over the next 200 to 300 million years – as the Pacific Ocean shrinks – Asia will collide with the Americas to form a new landmass – a supercontinent that scientists have dubbed 'Amasia'. "Over the past two billion years, Earth's continents have collided together to form a supercontinent every 600 million years, known as the supercontinent cycle. This means …

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Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

Why do India and China have single time zones despite their vast landmass?

Typhoon Man-yi bears down on Philippines still reeling from Usagi

Greenland by cruise: Get face to face with glaciers and explore the icy island

Arabs Optimistic About BRICS Rebalancing Global Order

A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out

Exclusive | US alone won’t broker peace, regional parties must step up: Ex-Egypt FM Fahmy on Israel-Hamas truce deal

A centipede throws light on ancient India-Australia link

Weather Bee | What is the onset of the southwest monsoon?

Axis of Defiance: North Korean Belligerence Gets a Putin Boost - News18

China fears spark Indian race for cobalt in contested ocean waters

By taking oath in English, Jayant sends a message to his vote bank in the Hindi heartland

In ‘The Gentlemen,’ Theo James stands in for ‘the dying power of British aristocracy’

A special fund to save Purple Frog, a ‘living fossil’, in the Western Ghats

Experts blame lack of strong western disturbances for fog

Malaysia and Singapore, ties that transcend borders.

Fragile Nainital: Hillside survey planned after landslide, house collapse

Watch | How climate change is affecting monsoon forecast and disaster management

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

Western Ghats lost 5% evergreen forest cover, shows analysis

How idealising Aurangzeb, Tipu Sultan undermine syncretic, pluralistic culture of Indian subcontinent

Study reveals evolutionary history, biogeographic origins of butterflies

Manipur unrest | The embers of Meitei-Kuki conflict still glow

What happens to Earth in 200 mn yrs? A new supercontinent forms, say scientists