A study to understand the tolerance to air pollutants among trees growing around the Lohegaon area of the city has found that peepal trees are the most tolerant, whereas tamarind trees are highly sensitive. This means that peepal trees have more capacity to tolerate a certain level of pollution in their surroundings and this finding …
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Adorable animal videos are nothing new. But the ones with elephants have a special place. The gentle giants can be the most adorable when it comes down to it. Well, one particular elephant is ruling the roost in that department at least for now. Who is she? That distinction goes to Andal from Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Srirangam in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil …
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In Rishikesh, there is a teacher who is going above and beyond to help her students. In fact, she is no less than a mother to her students. But to know the origins of the story, one has to travel way back to 1981. As per a report in The New Indian Express, Sushila Barthwal lost her husband after just …
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As winter and COVID keep people bound to their homes, two sisters from Kashmir, one a doctor and the other a lawyer by qualification, have won hearts by their snow tribute to the corona warriors, as per a PTI report. A sea of visitors was noticed on their lawn at Athwajan in Srinagar where Dr. Quratul Ain Zohra and Aiman …
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The Kanpur zoo has been shut down for 15 days after samples of fowls found dead in the zoo tested positive for bird flu. The district authorities have ordered the Kanpur Zoo to kill all the birds present in all the enclosures till Sunday evening, according to a report by News 18. Representational Image Four birds were found dead in …
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UP’s law and order situation got worse after a 22-year-old youth was fatally stabbed as he tried to protect his 20-year-old sister from two drunk men in Noida on January 8. Police said that about 8:40 pm that day, the youth and his sister, both of whom worked at a sports factory in Sector 8, were returning home after work. …
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Do you want everyone on your contact list, including family, friends, colleagues, and more, to get phone calls and WhatsApp messages from random numbers asking them to remind you that you have not paid up a loan that you had recently taken? If your answer is no, then here is an advice – do not take a loan from that …
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The COVID-19 vaccine is likely to arrive in Delhi by early next week and robust preparations are underway to stock it in the required temperature, ensuring effective roll-out of the inoculation exercise. The Delhi government is creating a massive storage facility at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH). The Police have also been alerted about the imminent arrival of …
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Photos of a newly-built park in a Kerala village has taken social media by storm, with many comparing it with a European city. Images of the new Vagbhatananda Park at Karakkad, near Vadakara in Kozhikode district, quickly went viral across social media sites shortly after it was inaugurated by state Tourism Minister Kadakampalli Surendran. As the photos of the park …
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A day after Mumbai Police lodged an FIR against Bollywood actors Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan for allegedly violating the COVID-19 institutional quarantine norms, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today said nobody is above law and everyone should follow the protocols. Speaking to media, Tope said it is the duty of an “ideal citizen” to strictly follow rules and regulations …
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