The 41 workers who were trapped for 17 days in the collapsed tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarakhand, were rescued after extensive efforts led by the National Disaster Management Authority. On Novem... Read more
Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have used the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) in Hanle, Ladakh, to photograph the Comet P12/Pons-Brooks. The photograph of the Com... Read more
The next fortnight will see world leaders, industrialists, activists, and indigenous peoples converge at the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP). This annual affair is an att... Read more
Daily Quiz | On climate talks Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president will, for the first time, be the CEO of a fossil-fuel company. He is tasked with maintaining order, promoting discussion, a... Read more
A touchstone of risk: The Hindu Editorial on the rescue efforts in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi
Sunday went by, and while a day of rest for many, it marked two weeks since 41 construction workers, building a tunnel as part of an ambitious road widening project, got trapped inside. Ther... Read more
During the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the one thing that connected us virtually was the internet. Because of high-speed internet connections, we can now video chat with a friend, pay o... Read more
About three of four registered voters turned up to vote in the Assembly polls in Rajasthan on Saturday, a marginally higher proportion than in the 2018 elections and around the same as in 20... Read more
The University of Colorado Boulder engineers have shown that the same physical process that helps remove dirt from laundry could play a role in how tropical fish get their colourful stripes... Read more
Nearly four years after the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province in China, resulting in the deadliest pandemic that the world has faced in 100 yea... Read more
Priyank Kharge (right), Karnataka Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, on November 25, 2023 addresses the media on the Bengaluru... Read more