Bipasha Basu recalls facing insensitive behaviour from paparazzi after giving birth to daughter Devi: 'The conversation around women’s bodies is quite bizarre' | Hindi Movie News

Bipasha Basu recalls facing insensitive behaviour from paparazzi after giving birth to daughter Devi: ‘The conversation around women’s bodies is quite bizarre’ | Hindi Movie News

Bipasha Basu has spent years being regarded as one of the fittest names in the Hindi film industry, while also using her platform to encourage women to prioritise their health and fitness. However, the actor says that the conversation around women’s bodies remains deeply problematic, particularly when it comes to how quickly they are expected…

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In 1968, Montana began stocking tiny shrimp to feed kokanee salmon; after they reached Flathead Lake, the salmon collapsed and hundreds of bald eagles and bears lost a reliable food source

In 1968, Montana began stocking tiny shrimp to feed kokanee salmon; after they reached Flathead Lake, the salmon collapsed and hundreds of bald eagles and bears lost a reliable food source

An ecosystem collapse in Montana remains a lasting lesson in how well-intentioned wildlife management can have devastating consequences. When state wildlife officials introduced a non-native, tiny crustacean into nearby lakes in 1968, the goal seemed simple. They believed stocking the opossum shrimp, Mysis diluviana, would provide an extra food source and help increase populations of…

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In April, a Florida wildfire burned a forest almost three times the size of Central Park; within months wildflowers covered the ash and pollinators returned in droves

In April, a Florida wildfire burned a forest almost three times the size of Central Park; within months wildflowers covered the ash and pollinators returned in droves

In April, the Cow Creek wildfire tore through roughly 2,400 acres of Florida’s Goethe State Forest, leaving large stretches of pine forest covered in ash. But within just a few months, the landscape had begun to change dramatically. WUFT and University of Florida researchers report that wildflowers, saw palmettos and grasses have rapidly returned to…

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In 2006, Idaho launched a bounty-and-netting war on invasive lake trout; a decade later adult numbers were down 64% and Lake Pend Oreille’s kokanee had rebounded

In 2006, Idaho launched a bounty-and-netting war on invasive lake trout; a decade later adult numbers were down 64% and Lake Pend Oreille’s kokanee had rebounded

An aggressive campaign using commercial nets and angler bounties helped turn around a decade-long fight against non-native predators in northern Idaho’s largest lake. By 2016, ten years after the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) began its suppression programme on Lake Pend Oreille, the number of adult lake trout had fallen by 64 per…

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Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: “It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” | World News

Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: “It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” | World News

Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II (Image source: Wikipedia) People often talk about quick success and big achievements, but the idea of making slow and steady progress can sometimes be lost. But small, steady efforts over time, not big breakthroughs, have led to some of the most important and lasting changes in life,…

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Researchers mapped 5,600km of Canada’s coast using 170 years of records; kelp persistence reached 88% in cold waters but fell to 52% in warmer sheltered areas

Researchers mapped 5,600km of Canada’s coast using 170 years of records; kelp persistence reached 88% in cold waters but fell to 52% in warmer sheltered areas

Centennial persistence of kelp forests on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada Researchers have reconstructed nearly 170 years of the history of kelp forests along Canada’s Pacific coast, finding that colder, wave-exposed waters off Vancouver Island protected most kelp forests while warmer, sheltered areas lost nearly half of them.The study mapped about 5,600 kilometres…

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RBI updates deposit rules: From differential rates to daily disclosures, here's what's changing

RBI updates deposit rules: From differential rates to daily disclosures, here’s what’s changing

RBI changes deposit rules, allows differential bulk deposit rates and tighter disclosures. NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has overhauled rules governing bulk deposits, allowing banks to offer differential interest rates based on liquidity risk under the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) framework while mandating daily public disclosure of bulk deposit rates to improve…

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Ahmed: Cambridge student Ahmed Abdelsalam, 12, designed a system that harvests energy from movement; the invention made him one of 10 finalists for a $25,000 prize

Ahmed: Cambridge student Ahmed Abdelsalam, 12, designed a system that harvests energy from movement; the invention made him one of 10 finalists for a $25,000 prize

12-year-old Ahmed Abdelsalam created energy-harvesting system A 12-year-old student from Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed a technology that could help find new ways to generate cleaner energy by capturing power from everyday movement.Ahmed Abdelsalam, a sixth-grade student at Darby Vassall Upper School, created VERDA, a system that harvests energy from sources including walking.Ahmed’s project has earned…

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