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Weather Forecast Today, July 13: IMD warns of heavy rain in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and West Bengal; Delhi to see light showers; here's state wise prediction

Weather Forecast Today: Monsoon activity remains strong across India with widespread rainfall expected. Many regions will witness intense showers accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. Other areas are likely to see intermittent rain spells throughout the day. Heavy rainfall is anticipated in parts of Uttarakhand and Maharashtra. Residents are urged to…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

Bodies of 15 Indians killed in Vietnam boat accident to be repatriated on Monday

The mortal remains of fifteen Indian tourists killed in Vietnam will be repatriated today. These victims perished after their boat capsized near Phu Quoc Island on Friday. Ten victims hailed from Tamil Nadu, three from Andhra Pradesh, and two from Kerala. Sixteen other individuals were rescued and have since returned…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

How Elephants Use Memory, Recognition, and Recall to Remember Humans They Met Decades Earlier

The Reunion That Started the QuestionsIn 1999, two Asian elephants named Shirley and Jenny were placed in the same enclosure at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. They had not seen each other in 22 years. Within minutes, they were touching faces through the bars, vocalizing, and refusing to be…

Times Life · Jul 13

Kerala govt forms panel for Wayanad landslide debris removal

A three-member expert committee has been formed by the Kerala government. This committee will visit Wayanad tunnel and township project sites. They will submit a report on removing landslide debris accumulated there. Seven bodies were recovered after the Wayanad landslide occurred on July seventh. The committee will guide the District…

The Economic Times · Jul 11

5 Indian Festivals That Require Serious Travel Planning and Reward Every Bit of It

Kumbh Mela, PrayagrajThe largest peaceful gathering on earth draws between 40 and 50 million people over its full run, and the Maha Kumbh cycle, which falls every twelve years at Prayagraj, pulls even more. The Sangam, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswati converge, is the bathing point, and…

Times Life · Jul 11

Hornbill Festival in Nagaland Is the Cultural Event That Changes How You See India

The thing nobody tells you before you goYou expect colour. You expect drums. You have seen the photographs, the headdresses made from the tail feathers of the great Indian hornbill, the warriors in full Naga regalia standing against a pine-green hillside outside Kohima. What the photographs cannot carry is the…

Times Life · Jul 11

Wayanad landslide: Ensure ex-gratia to deceased, injured disbursed on time, says Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court ordered timely ex-gratia payments for Wayanad landslide victims. It also directed the swift handover of deceased individuals to their families. The court sought a government report on work stoppage at the tunnel project site. Ex-gratia payments and injured treatment costs can be charged to the tunnel…

The Economic Times · Jul 10

US data scientist who memorised 2,000 Indian songs by age 3, now does concerts in Kerala: Learnt Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali through cassettes

US data scientist Navaneeth Unnikrishnan, who memorised more than 2,000 Indian songs by the age of three, is winning audiences in Kerala with a unique concert format. Having learnt Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali through cassette tapes, he now decodes ragas and the stories behind classic film songs.

The Economic Times · Jul 10

Why Bee Populations Face Extinction: The Decline, the Pesticides, and the Food We Stand to Lose

The Scale of What Is Already GoneA single honeybee colony can contain up to 80,000 workers. In the United States alone, beekeepers lost an estimated 45.5% of managed honeybee colonies in 2022 to 23, according to the Bee Informed Partnership, one of the highest annual losses on record. Europe has…

Times Life · Jul 10

India Wildlife Safari Planning: What First-Timers Miss Before Booking a Tiger Reserve

The Permit System Will Confuse You the First TimeEvery national park in India divides its core zone into numbered safari zones, and each zone has a fixed daily quota of jeeps. Ranthambore, for instance, has six zones in its core area. Zones 1, 2, and 3 sit closer to the…

Times Life · Jul 10