SINKING LAND IN INDONESIA
Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?
The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says it has a plan to hold back the tide. For residents who have seen the tide come more than a kilometre inland in parts of Java, the plan sounds like salvation.
School Assembly Headlines for July 4, 2025: Check all the national, international, sports, business news here
School Assembly Headlines for July 4, 2025: Delhi seeks to lift the fuel ban on overage vehicles, while the Defence Ministry initiates a massive arms procurement. Heavy monsoon rains lash India as international news focuses on Israeli strikes in Gaza and Thailand's new acting PM. In business, Amitabh Kant joins IndiGo's board, and in sports, Shubman Gill's record-breaking innings leads India to a massive Test total.
We can oil palm it off
Oil palm cultivation in India has the potential to significantly boost farm incomes while reducing the country's edible oil import bill. With sustainable practices, such as carbon sequestration and water management, oil palm can contribute to India's self-sufficiency and sustainability goals.
Travel planning 101: 52 places you must visit in 2024
Planning your next holiday? Consider adding these destinations to your itinerary for the perfect vacation.
Once considered a ‘nuisance’, seaweed grows into a $7.5-billion opportunity for India
The world is developing an appetite for seaweed, a climate-friendly plant that can replace plastics & has uses in fuel, food and pharma sectors. With a large coastline, India can become a major cultivator if the government can address the technical and policy gaps.
Hard landing is here for trade, roiling world export champs
US exports, followed by Germany have also contracted over the year to June.
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Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo?
Indonesian officials say the new metropolis will be a "sustainable forest city" that puts the environment at the heart of the development and aims to be carbon-neutral by 2045. But environmentalists warn that the capital will cause massive deforestation, threaten the habitat of endangered species such as orangutans and imperil the homes of Indigenous communities.
Peatlands worldwide are drying out, threatening to release 860 million tons of carbon dioxide every year
Peatlands, such as fens, bogs, marshes, and swamps, cover just 3 percent of the Earth's total land surface, yet store over one-third of the planet's soil carbon. That's more than the carbon stored in all other vegetation combined, including the world's forests.
US, Australia, Pakistan: Countries that constructed their capital city out of nothing
In 1960, Brazil started moving its capital from the congested Rio de Janeiro
12 Indians rescued from sinking vessel by French navy ship in Persian Gulf
Twelve Indians were rescued from a sinking vessel in the Persian Gulf by a French Navy ship on Tuesday, the French embassy said in a statement here.
So, how down and out is Indian economy at the moment? Look at the data to know
Is Yashwant Sinha right? Yes, he is, insofar as growth has slowed down, and it may keep that way for some time. He is wrong about a hard landing coming.
Pakistan will have to pay a heavy price for Balochistan policy & economic corridor with China
The Baloch have continued to revolt and die. In all the various battles fought by the Baloch, an estimated 50,000 have been killed.
India ranks second on list of shark fishing nations: WWF
WWF India said under India's Wildlife Protection Act of India 1972, of the 88 shark species found in Indian waters, four have been listed as protected under Schedule I.
Continued weakness in market to put further pressure on rupee: Alka Banerjee
f the reforms are put off beyond a year, it will be very disconcerting to all investors, whether local or global, says Banerjee.
Market's trajectory will be determined more by domestic factors than global ones: Sanjay Mathur, RBS
"In India's case, the bigger issue than fund flows is the continued earnings disappointment. Earnings expectations have not really materialised as yet."
Bhungroo technology: A do-it-yourself well for dry farmlands
Farmers in arid parts of Gujarat are using straw to harvest stormwater through an indigenous method called Bhungroo technology.
Bhungroo technology a do-it-yourself well for dry farmlands
Bhungroo has irrigated 2.2 lakh hectares in seven districts of the state, a report by Gujarat Ecology Commission says.
Annual Policy Statement for 2006-07
Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2006-07 by Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
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