In 1973, Christopher Cadbury funded the £40,000 purchase of a Seychelles island stripped for coconuts and seabird eggs; today over 1 million seabirds breed there each year

For decades, the small island of Aride in the Seychelles was treated less as a wildlife sanctuary and more as a source of income. Its forests were cleared for cultivation, coconut plantations covered parts of the island and its seabirds became a resource that could be harvested. Sooty tern eggs, in particular, were collected in […]

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राजस्थान में आवासन मंडल का ‘खेल’, 2013 की लॉटरी का अब तक पता नहीं, उसी जमीन पर नई स्कीम लाने की क्या है मजबूरी? | Udaipur Housing Board Row 11 Year Delay In Board Scheme Sparks Anger As New Project Planned In Same Area

लॉटरी निकले 11 साल बीत चुके हैं, लेकिन योजना जमीन विवाद में उलझकर अटक गई और सैकड़ों लोगों की जमा पूंजी फंस गई। हैरानी की बात यह है कि जिस क्षेत्र में पुरानी योजना का मामला अब तक सुलझ नहीं पाया, उसी पानेरियों की मादड़ी इलाके में आवासन मंडल अब नई आवासीय योजना लॉन्च करने […]

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Dubai opens applications for Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship Programme for 2026–27 academic year | World News

KHDA opens Dh1.1 billion scholarship offering 100 students global university opportunities by 2026/Representative Image Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced the opening of applications for the Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship Programme for the 2026–27 academic year. Launched in 2024 under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown […]

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In 2011, a Massachusetts dairy installed the state’s first agricultural digester; by 2020, manure and food waste were saving it $155,000 a year on heat, fertiliser, and bedding

For generations, cow manure was simply an unavoidable byproduct of running a dairy farm. At Jordan Dairy Farms in Rutland, Massachusetts, however, it became something much more valuable: a source of electricity, heat, fertiliser and even animal bedding. In 2011, the family-run dairy installed what it describes as the first agricultural anaerobic digester in Massachusetts. […]

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In 1990, mining stopped at a 55-metre-deep Swedish limestone quarry; a year later, an opera singer discovered its remarkable natural sound, and it became Dalhalla, now drawing 100,000+ visitors each summer

55-meters-deep Swedish limestone quarry When mining stopped at an isolated limestone quarry in central Sweden in 1990, the local area was left with a 55-metre-deep industrial pit cut into the pine forests outside Rättvik. Just a year later, a former opera singer discovered that the abandoned quarry had remarkable natural acoustics. Today, the former mining […]

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थोड़ा ध्यान से… सलूंबर में बाइक स्टंट से टोकने पर 9 लड़कों ने 20 साल के युवक को मार डाला, इतने चाकू घोपें हो गई मौत | A Little Careful In Salumbhar 9 Boys Killed A 20 Year Old Man After He Interrupted Them With Bike Stunts Stabbing Him So Hard That He Died

गंभीर रूप से घायल प्रदीप को तत्काल उदयपुर के एमबी अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया, जहां जिंदगी और मौत के बीच जंग लड़ते हुए उसने दम तोड़ दिया। थानाधिकारी नरेश कुमार के नेतृत्व में पुलिस की विशेष टीम ने दबिश देकर सभी 9 आरोपियों को जंगल, गांव और उनके ठिकानों से गिरफ्तार किया है। पकड़े […]

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UAE public school registration opens for 2026–27 academic year: Eligibility rules and how to apply | World News

UAE public school registration opens February 9 for 2026–27 academic year, Ministry of Education announces/Representative Image Parents planning to place their children in UAE public schools next academic year will have a fixed window to complete enrolment, as the Ministry of Education opens registration from 9 February to 6 March 2026. Officials said applications will […]

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UAE Prayer Timings 2026: New year changes to Fajr–Isha schedule, Friday prayers and traffic advisory | World News

New year, new payer timings in the UAE / Image: File Today, Friday, January 2, 2026, marks a landmark shift for the UAE. For the first time, the nation has moved to a unified Friday prayer timing of 12:45 PM across all emirates. This change, announced by the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments […]

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New Year 2026: उदयपुर में नए साल के जश्न पर पुलिस अलर्ट, ड्रिंक एंड ड्राइव पर सख्ती; शराब बिक्री पर कड़े नियम

लेकसिटी उदयपुर में न्यू ईयर सेलिब्रेशन को लेकर पुलिस प्रशासन पूरी तरह अलर्ट मोड पर है। 31 दिसंबर से 1 जनवरी तक दो दिन विशेष निगरानी रखी जाएगी। देश-विदेश से बड़ी संख्या में पर्यटकों के आगमन को देखते हुए होटल, रेस्टोरेंट, क्लब और फार्म हाउसों में होने वाले आयोजनों पर पुलिस की पैनी नजर रहेगी। […]

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