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Come April 22, the earthlings introspect whether they have done any damage to the planet earth they are living in. If so, how to correct the damage done in the past and who should pay how much in the present for such green funds tops the agenda. Ever since 1970 when the first Earth Day was observed, the successive generations ...

Today’s gold price is around Rs.2,723 per gram (24 Karat) and Rs.2,546 (22 Karat), despite Akshaya Tritiya. Otherwise, visitors to jewellery shops in colourful silk sarees attract the attention of any other woman and the public to curiously enquire what’s so special about it. Those busy going to their offices swear to visit one on their return, while others are ...

As the world celebrates the then tallest building that was built 126 years ago by Gustave Eiffel, the engineer and architect who failed to build a canal in Panama but moved to build the world tallest structure that remained a monument until 1930 in this category. The Eiffel Tower, an icon of Paris, is frequented by 7 million visitors per ...

The world goes dark with switching off of lights for Earth Hour at 8.30pm (20:30) on the last Saturday of March, this year on March 28, 2015, a city like Delhi will save 250 MW of power, which signifies not merely the need to conserve power but also to save earth from the excesses of global warming. Initiated by the ...

Ugadi or New year today called “Manmadha Nama Samvatsra” has made the Telugus, Kannadigas and Marathis celebrate the festival with colourful mango leaves donning the entrances and arches in streets with flowers and Ugadi Pachadi being distributed among relatives and friends. Ugadi, which means the beginning of a new age in Sanskrit, denotes the the first day of Chaitra month ...

Those who are not familiar with Jawaharlal University (JNU) and feel it is only a leftist institution, here comes a book that demystifies the myth and traces the origins of one of the country’s prominent educational institutes. The book, titled “JNU: The Making of a University” (Harper Collins, pp 459, Rs 799) launched recently by JNU academic Rakesh Batabyal, is ...

Chinese New Year of goat starts on Thursday, February 19, 2015 celebrated by more than 1.5 billion Chinese all over the world, including the neighbouring Asian countries and diasporas around the globe. Chinese, however, celebrate the New Year with utmost sincerity. The day starts with greetings — “Gong xi fa cai” in Mandarin, or “Gung hay fat choy” in Cantonese, ...

Today, Hindus all over will celebrate Maha Shivratri, dedicated to Lord Shiva. The day is also celebrated for the marriage of Lord Shiva with Parvati, according to Puranas and also marks the convergence of Shiva and Shakti. Maha Shivratri, which falls on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Hindu calendar month Maagha as per Amavasya-ant month calculation. As per Poornima-ant month ...

An ancient graveyard in Italy can yield clues about the evolution of deadly bacterium that causes cholera, researchers believe. The researchers are excavating the graveyard surrounding the abandoned Badia Pozzeveri church in the Tuscany region of Italy. The site contains victims of the cholera epidemic that swept the world in the 1850s. “We have a thousand-year window into the health ...

One tip to avoid swine flu is to avoid meat, especially pork and also avoid buying meat from the shop which combines all meat products, including eggs, suggest experts. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pointed out that pork and poultry, improperly handled with a knife that would have come in contact with swine flu virus and ...