The collective area of salt lands situated in 10 suburban Mumbai belts, equals nearly five times the size of erstwhile mill lands in central Mumbai.

Thinning of the cortex is not necessarily bad; some scientists frame the process as the brain rewiring itself as it matures, increasing its efficiency. But the process is known to accelerate in stressful conditions, and accelerated thinning is correlated with depression and anxiety.

Tuesday’s launch was originally scheduled for August 28, but was delayed due to a helium leak. It was again postponed due to bad weather around Florida.

Antimicrobial resistance, which is caused when microbes evolve into drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ in response to the misuse or overuse of antibiotics, is a growing problem in India. Who is responsible; what can be done?

The king encouraged merchants of all religions and British officials to relocate to the city. He also overhauled and firmed up the kingdom’s finances, personally overseeing revenue management.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), epicentre of the global mpox outbreak, has received the first vaccines nearly a month after the WHO declared the infection a global health emergency. Why the delay? What vaccines are being used?

The SC had in both the Second and Third Judges cases highlighted the importance of considering seniority among judges while making recommendations for appointments.

A few days after granting its approval, drugs regulator DGCI suspended the manufacturing and marketing licence for the PresVu eye drop, saying Entod Pharmaceuticals had made misleading claims. Here's what you should know.

In 2022, the UN Environmental Assembly agreed to develop such a treaty — which experts say might be the most important environmental accord since the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015 — by the end of 2024.

Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, an umbrella term for a range of conditions that involve the loss of cognitive functioning.

Almost all leading global agencies had predicted the onset of the highly influential climate phenomenon in July. Here is what the delay in La Niña’s onset mean, especially for India.

The 23rd Law Commission was notified on September 2. Here is all you need to know.

NASA confirmed in 2018 that Saturn will indeed lose its rings for good. In fact Saturn’s rings are constantly being pulled towards the planet because of its gravity and magnetic field.

Focus on chip manufacturing during PM Modi’s visit to Singapore is of great geo-strategic and geo-economic importance. Singapore was an early mover in the industry, and collaboration with it carries much promise.

India celebrates Teachers’ Day annually on September 5, the birth anniversary of former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975). Here is why.

The West Bengal Assembly has passed the ‘Aparajita’ Bill, introducing the death penalty for rape. How does this Bill compare with similar Bills passed by the Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra Assemblies?

Speaking to the reporters in a call organised by the campaign, David Bernhardt, Trump’s former Interior Department secretary, said the former president “will immediately stop all Biden-Harris policies that distort energy markets, limit consumer choice and drive up the costs on consumers on day one”.

The policy seeks to achieve this by harnessing the power of biotechnology, and developing new manufacturing methods that replicate, or mimic, processes found in natural biological systems.

The influential California-based tech industry business publication The Information reported on August 26 that Project Strawberry would be better at math and programming than any existing chatbot, quoting “two people who have been involved in the effort”.

Records available since the 1990s show that major killing sprees began in or around March when Indian wolf pups are weaned from milk and the pack must hunt to feed them meat.

This year saw the Samanvay Baithak be held in Kerala for the first time. Last year’s meeting was held in Pune, Maharashtra.

Several eminent alumni of the state-run Ravenshaw College — which became a university in 2006 and celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2017 — have opposed the renaming one of the oldest and most iconic educational institutions in the country.

The rule, introduced in 2018, is designed to prevent misleading advertisements of AYUSH products. The AYUSH ministry’s July 1 notification reiterated its position made in a previous letter, dated August 29, 2023.

Section 19 of the PMLA gives the ED the power of arrest if the material it possesses gives it reason to believe an individual is guilty of money laundering. The accused must be informed of the grounds of arrest “as soon as may be”.