Hidden wonder: Poland’s 700-year-old underground salt mine is a hidden city of chapels, lakes and sculptures carved from salt | World News
St. Kinga’s Chapel – the mine’s iconic underground church carved from rock salt. Beneath the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland lies one of the world’s most extraordinary underground landmarks. The Wieliczka Salt Mine, which has operated for more than 700 years, is a vast maze of tunnels, chambers, underground lakes and remarkable works of […]
Super-rich NRI who called himself ‘recession-proof’ in 2008 sent to jail: His New Jersey mansion had salt water pool surrounded by imported sand
Super-rich NRI Paul Parmar was once known for his lavish lifestyle, 39,000 sqft New Jersey mansion. Parmjit “Paul” Parmar, an Indian-origin investor who once called himself recession-proof as he continued splurging money in 2008, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Parmar pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud that involved inflating revenues, […]
How rain turns a salt desert into the world’s largest mirror in Bolivia | World News
The Salar de Uyuni – the contiguous remnants of an ancient lake, covering more than 10,000 square kilometres in the Andes of Bolivia, South America – has now become a vast and flat white salt pan. In the rainy season, when water collects on the impervious crystalline crust of the salt pan and creates a […]
Goodbye giant burger hoardings: Abu Dhabi bans junk food advertising, billboards to go sugar-free amid new public health policy targeting obesity
A Health Revolution? Abu Dhabi Pulls the Plug on Junk Food Promotions In a landmark shift toward proactive public health policy, Abu Dhabi has announced a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising for junk food and unhealthy beverages across the emirate, marking one of the most ambitious food marketing restrictions in the region. This initiative, launched […]
UAE’s cloud seeding secret: How salt, AI, drones are used to make it rain in desert
How Does It Rain in the Desert? The UAE’s Cloud-Seeding Secret Explained Even if you have never been to a desert, you would have seen it on screens, how rain bursts despite arid desert sun but in the UAE, rain does not just happen by chance. Behind the scenes, scientists are actively nudging clouds to […]
Why Your Face Swells in the Morning: It’s Not Just About Salt
New Delhi – Do you often wake up with a swollen face? Despite many efforts, does the puffiness not seem to reduce? Most people assume that excess salt intake is the sole cause, but often the reasons are quite different. Low salt or water intake, lack of sleep, inflammation in the body, and hormonal imbalances […]
DCM Shriram Rises Over 3% After Board Approves Acquisition of Four Salt Companies in Gujarat | Udaipur Kiran
New Delhi, October 29 (Udaipur Kiran): Shares of DCM Shriram jumped over 3% in Tuesday’s trading session after the company’s board approved a proposal to acquire 100% equity share capital of four salt-producing companies in Gujarat. At 11:00 a.m., the stock was trading at Rs. 1,341.50, up 3.09% from its previous close of Rs. 1,301.30 […]
Are salt trucks blocking ICE in Chicago? City rejects claim; officials warn federal operations could arrive soon
Salt trucks were not deployed to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Chicago’s administration said on Monday, countering viral social media videos suggesting otherwise.The city said the trucks were in place “to support public safety efforts related to a planned protest and the Taste of Chicago,” calling it a “routine practice,” as quoted by NBC. […]
Dead Sea mystery: Strange ‘salt snow’ could explain hidden structures below | World News
In one of the most unusual natural discoveries of recent years, scientists have observed what they call “salt snow” falling beneath the surface of the Dead Sea. Unlike normal snowfall, this strange process happens underwater as halite crystals form and descend like snowflakes. Researchers believe this rare phenomenon may help explain how massive underground salt […]