In parts of East Antarctica, the relatively higher-elevation swathe that makes up two-thirds of the world’s coldest continent, temperatures are currently in the range of minus 25 degrees to minus 30 degrees Celsius.

The court on Friday said it did not see any error in the order of the trial court or High Court in considering the merits of the case, but granted Manish Sisodia bail as “there is not even the remotest possibility” of the trial being concluded in the near…

If inhaled, silica dust from cut or drilled stone, can cause a fatal lung disease. Experts want better protections for workers exposed to it every day.

Dozens of tree planting campaigns are launched in different countries annually, but are they achieving the goals?

With Mohammad Yunus at the helm in Bangladesh, an interim government has been sworn in. It comprises a wide range of figures, from young student activists to career diplomats, with some representation for women and minority groups.

“In case of delay coupled with incarceration for a long period and depending on the nature of the allegations, the right to bail will have to be read into Section 45 of PMLA,” the Court said in a 38-page order.

From winning the Nobel that made him one of the world’s most famous Bangladeshis to facing the heavy hand of Hasina’s hostility to being chosen by the students who ultimately pulled her down, Muhammad Yunus has traversed a remarkable arc. At 84, he begins…

The Justice Department and several states had sued Google for illegally cementing its dominance, in part, by annually paying the likes of Apple and Samsung billions of dollars to have Google automatically handle search queries on smartphones and web browsers.

A majority of Rajasthan’s sanitation workers are from the Valmiki community. Here is why they are protesting

Anthropogenic climate change is the behind the rising sea temperatures, which, are damaging the Great Barrier Reef. Here is why this matters.

After Ukrainian troops moved into Russia's southern Kursk border region, Moscow sent reinforcements into the area. What are Ukraine's military and political goals?

The warning said the likelihood of strong shaking and large tsunamis is higher than normal on the Nankai Trough, a subduction zone.

Both Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and former CM Naveen Patnaik have appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to open up supplies. Their pleas have so far fallen on deaf ears.

A 17-year-old was charged with murder for a knife attack in the UK earlier this week. Far-right groups engaged in violence, racism and anti-immigration chants in response. Here is why.

Imagine a piece of ice about 1,500 square miles in area and as deep as the Empire State Building, spinning slowly but steadily enough to fully rotate it on its head over the course of about 24 days. That's what is happening to the A23a.

People’s Republic of China first participated in the Summer Olympics in 1984. Since then, China has been among the top-performing countries at the Games. For the ruling Communist Party too, the event has been seen as key to global perceptions.

Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar said, “The SEBI is an independent market regulatory body and the CVC has a limited role in its supervision, if at all. There is certainly no superintendence of the CVC over the SEBI, say, as it has over the…

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore may be cooped up in ISS till February 2025 due to glitches in the Boeing spacecraft that took them to space. Can ISS accommodate them? How will their bodies react?

First announced in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget speech in February 2023, the CPP is also targeted at enhancing the quality of fruit crops across the nation.

SEBI’s ‘Code on Conflict of Interest’ seeks to ensure that the board ‘conducts in a manner that does not compromise its ability to accomplish its mandate or undermine the public confidence’ in the body

US-based short seller has alleged that Madhabi Puri Buch invested in an offshore fund linked to the Adani Group a few years ago. The Sebi chief has said that she followed disclosure norms when appointed to the agency.