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Delhi HC adjourns hearing on Juhi Chawla’s plea against 5G to July 29, judge recuses

Last month, the court had dismissed the lawsuit filed by the actress against the 5G rollout, describing it as 'abuse of law' and said it was filed for 'gaining publicity'.

Adani is boosting coal assets despite pledge to turn his group carbon neutral

Adani Group is doubling its coal-fired power capacity to 24 GW, and plans to own, develop or operate new coal mines with a combined capacity of 132 million tons a year.

Renewables were the world’s cheapest source of energy in 2020, report shows

Retiring costly coal plants could stop the emission of about 3 gigatonnes of CO2 a year.

IMD forecasts monsoon arrival in north India, including Delhi, in a day

IMD says conditions are also becoming favourable for further advancement of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of India in subsequent 48 hours.

Dehydrating meat and vegetables can help solve the global food waste problem

An electricity-free food dehydrator that enables people in rural areas to preserve their produce for up to a year without chemicals has been created by a food-tech company based in Mumbai.

We can take the heat, usually. But more heat waves are dangerous

Normally sweat evaporates off your skin and you cool down. But with high humidity, the air is already saturated with water vapour, and so evaporative cooling stops.

Fish are getting addicted to meth as illegal drugs pollute water bodies, study finds

According to the study in Czech Republic, even low levels of illicit drugs in waterways can affect fish and meth was found in their brains up to 10 days after it was withdrawn.

KVIC plants 5,000 ‘special bamboo saplings’ in Rajasthan to boost tribals’ income

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission launched a project Sunday named 'Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought' to support the local bamboo-based industries in rural India.

No chance of monsoon arriving in Delhi, neighbouring areas till 7 July, IMD says

The MeT office said heatwave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and parts of UP, north Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh are likely till 2 July.

This is what causes toxic white foam to float on surface of the Yamuna in Delhi

The formation of white foam in the Yamuna river is not something new. However, what's worrying is that the formation of this foam is not a natural phenomenon.

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.