Forecasts indicate El Niño to grow stronger during monsoon: IMD | India News

NEW DELHI: With the summer monsoon gradually advancing into other states after making onset over Kerala on June 4, IMD Friday said forecasts indicated “further strengthening” of El Niño conditions during the season, which call for immediate action on the ground as kharif sowing is underway.“El Niño conditions are present over equatorial Pacific Ocean and…

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EV ownership cost rises with battery-as-service

NEW DELHI: A Tata Punch EV priced at Rs 9.7 lakh can be driven home for Rs 6.5 lakh under a battery financing plan. Hyundai’s Creta Electric falls from Rs 18 lakh to Rs 11 lakh, while Maruti’s Grand Vitara EV becomes cheaper by almost Rs 8 lakh upfront.Those headline reductions are turning Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS)…

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Taylor Swift disappears into studio days before Travis Kelce wedding as insiders hint at ‘priceless’ surprise | NFL News

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have not confirmed their wedding date or venue amid new reports about a private surprise for the Kansas City Chiefs star. (Image via Getty) Taylor Swift does not do anything halfway, and her overnight session at Electric Lady Studios in New York on June 16 into the early hours of…

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Hawaii had only 200 of these birds left. After 50 years of wetland restoration, more than 1,500 have returned

Why the Ae’o nearly disappeared Imagine a bird that was so close to extinction that there were only a few hundred left in the entire world. But then hardwork of scientists and magic of innovation brought them back in large numbers and the same bird is now thriving across parts of its native habitat decades…

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Ivan Shostak: A blind Ukrainian veteran turns pottery into a business and mentors others

A blind Ukrainian veteran turns pottery into a business and mentors others The two blury men stare straight ahead, hands intertwined on a pottery wheel, fingers buried in the clay. They sense each other’s presence through touch alone.One is a veteran who lost his sight in combat and now teaches other blind veterans. Slowly, a…

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7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Devastates Kumamoto Castle in Japan | World News

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kyushu region on Tuesday, triggering tsunami warnings, emergency alerts while sections of the historic Kumamoto Castle’s stone walls also collapsed, sending up massive clouds of dust.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at around 12:57 pm IST. The agency said the quake occurred…

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Minorities help turn the tide as they consolidate behind UDF | India News

Kozhikode : Near-en bloc consolidation of Muslim and Christian votes along with widespread anti-incumbency sentiments emerged as a decisive force behind UDF’s victory, reshaping Kerala’s political landscape and delivering a crippling setback to LDF.The verdict marks a dramatic return of minority communities — long the social backbone of the UDF since its formation in the…

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Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at 91 | India News

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Mandhana, Harmanpreet and Deepti star as India post 285, reduce England to 21/1 on day 1 at Lord’s | Cricket News

India Post 285, Reduce England to 21/1 in Historic Lord’s Test (PTI photo) India and England shared the honours on an engrossing opening day of the historic first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s, with the visitors posting 285 before reducing England to 21/1 at stumps on Friday.After England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and chose…

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That bee hotel in your yard could be a trap, not a lifeline |

Native bees need more than a place to stay; they need one that’s actually safe.Image Credits: Google Gemini Remember that cute little wooden box of yours, with the hollow tubes in it, that you put up in your backyard last spring? It may not be the pollinator paradise you imagine. Bee hotels have had a…

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