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Topic: fire

A 400,000-year-old fire pit & iron pyrite: What this UK discovery tells us about human evolution

Researchers believe the location served as a hunter-gatherer camp frequented by homo heidelbergensis, an early human ancestor. Study published in Nature journal.

Jakarta office fire kills at least 20, rescue teams search seven-storey building

The fire erupted on the first floor at around midday and then spread to the upper floors. The building is the office of Terra Drone Indonesia, which provides drones for aerial surveys.

Birch by Romeo Lane is a prime example of how Delhi’s audacity survives in Goa

The more we get to know about Birch, the more it becomes clear that it was operating in the gaps between jurisdictions.

Massive fire at Goa nightclub leaves 25 dead including tourists, 6 injured

The fire was reported around midnight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased.

170 building destroyed as biggest fire in 50 years ravages Japan

Aerial footage showed houses reduced to rubble & thick plumes of smoke rising from the hilly Saganoseki district, the flames had also spread to an uninhabited island 1km off the coast.

Kurnool bus fire tragedy: At least 20 killed in Hyderabad-Bengaluru route accident

The Volvo bus of a private travel company was carrying 41 people, 12 managed to escape with minor injuries via emergency exit. President Murmu expressed grief over the deaths.

Similar fire 6 yrs ago, no mock drills in a decade. Jaipur SMS Hospital was set up for tragedy

Cause of recent fire isn’t known, but police suspect it was a short circuit. Govt has asked 6-member panel to investigate incident that claimed at least six lives.

At least 20 killed, 134 people injured in blast at factory in Russia’s Ryazan region

The governor of the Ryazan region said that the incident had been triggered by a fire breaking out inside a workshop at the factory.

Over 1000 evacuated as wildfire erupts on Greek island

At least 230 firefighters, along with 46 engines and helicopters, were deployed to control the fire on the southeastern coast of Greece's largest island, Crete.

Transformer blast sparked fire at AIIMS Trauma Centre, doused; none injured

The incident occurred at the AIIMS Trauma Centre at 3:34 pm, eight fire tenders rushed to the spot, and the fire was doused by 3:55 pm.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.