In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

Centuries after people forced a Cumbrian river into a straight, artificial channel, nature has reclaimed its original course in the Lake District, bringing endangered wild fish back to historic spawning grounds almost immediately. In the summer of 2016, conservationists restored a 1.1-kilometre stretch of Swindale Beck near Haweswater by putting its natural bends back into…

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India’s engineering exports surge to $13.77 billion, Niti Aayog calls for regulation

India’s engineering exports surge to $13.77 billion, Niti Aayog calls for regulation

India’s engineering services exports have grown nearly eight times in the last 10 years, rising from $1.77 billion in 2014-15 to $13.77 billion in 2024-25, according to a Niti Aayog report. The report, India’s Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services, said engineering services exports grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…

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From diamond studded shoes to using Rolls-Royce cars as garbage trucks: Bizarre things Indian royalty did with their wealth

From diamond studded shoes to using Rolls-Royce cars as garbage trucks: Bizarre things Indian royalty did with their wealth

The connection between the Maharani Indira and Ferragamo is also recorded by Google Arts & Culture Indian royalty was known for its palaces, jewels and lavish lifestyles. But some of the most unusual stories about former maharajas and maharanis involve the things they bought, commissioned and used in everyday life. A maharani ordered shoes from…

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Govinda SPOTTED outside Mumbai hospital amid Sunita Ahuja's second marriage claims, says, 'Theek hoon' |

Govinda SPOTTED outside Mumbai hospital amid Sunita Ahuja’s second marriage claims, says, ‘Theek hoon’ |

Govinda spotted outside Mumbai hospital amid Sunita Ahuja’s second marriage claims Govinda was recently spotted leaving a hospital in Mumbai, amid his ongoing marital troubles with estranged wife Sunita Ahuja. The sighting comes as his manager has now stepped in to deny Sunita’s recent claims that the actor was planning to marry actor Komal Rani…

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Singapore rebuilt a vanished 1920s lake inside a new housing estate; engineers turned it into a flood-control system and wildlife habitat | World News

Singapore rebuilt a vanished 1920s lake inside a new housing estate; engineers turned it into a flood-control system and wildlife habitat | World News

Singapore has brought the memory of a vanished 1920s landmark into one of its newest housing estates, but the new Alkaff Lake is doing much more than recreating a piece of the past. Built inside Bidadari Park, the 1.8-hectare lake was inspired by the former Alkaff Gardens, which opened to the public in 1929. Today,…

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Karan Johar reviews 'Drishyam 3', calls it 'Mazedaar, lajawab'; praises Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat's performances |

Karan Johar reviews ‘Drishyam 3’, calls it ‘Mazedaar, lajawab’; praises Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat’s performances |

Karan Johar reviews ‘Drishyam 3’, calls it ‘Mazedaar, lajawab’; praises Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat’s performances Filmmaker Karan Johar has joined the long list of people praising ‘Drishyam 3’. He shared his review on Instagram, congratulating Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat, director Abhishek Pathak and the whole team on the film’s success. What Karan Johar wrote…

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A Finnish man built an 11-metre yacht from scratch using solar panels and batteries and sailed more than 3,000 nautical miles without conventional fuel | World News

A Finnish man built an 11-metre yacht from scratch using solar panels and batteries and sailed more than 3,000 nautical miles without conventional fuel | World News

A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical miles using electricity generated from the sun. The yacht, designed and built by Lukas Sjöman, relies on solar panels and batteries instead of conventional diesel…

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