By VISHAL GULATI Chandigarh, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) When Swiss-French urban planner Le Corbusier planned a 114-sq km landlocked Union Territory of Chandigarh as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, he promised the residents a…
By Nivedita Khandekar Panaji, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Standing in front of the Virtual Reality station, complete with headset strapped, hands holding the navigators, 10-year-old Aarav Shah excitedly turns right and left, and even starts walking…
By Narendra Puppala Hyderabad, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Butterflies – in contrast to their dainty name and fragile appearance – are a hardy species. And their presence tells us a lot about the surrounding eco-system, feels…
By Sujit Chakraborty Itanagar, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hit by climate change and other adverse factors, including dwindling habitats, Yak farming has got a boost in the Himalayan region with support from ICAR and NABARD. The…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second day of the 8th Odisha Tourism-Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) hosted 15 sessions, including those on language, women spiritual masters, translation of regional literature, poetry, Hindi literature, sports, corporate social…
New York, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veterinarians at the Phoenix Zoo gave 75 animals their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, media reports said. The animals include big cats such as Sumatran tigers, jaguars and African lions;…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Its a journey that began 50 years ago and over the years, along with teaching Chemistry at Kottayams CMS College, Professor S. Sivadas has authored over 200…
Chennai, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The e-bike rental service that was inaugurated at Tiruchi railway station on Thursday is turning into a big hit with enquiries pouring in for the facility. Currently, the service is from…
Srinagar, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 75 trek routes are being developed in J&K, the UT’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Dr Mohit Gera, who is on four day tour to Kashmir, said on…
Agra, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four cyclists have embarked on a unique mission to cover 6,000 kms of the golden quadrilateral in 33 days. Team leader Pramod Kumara Katara, a passionate cyclist and holder of many…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fifty years on, crossing the mighty Padma river in a small rowboat with a nor’wester brewing still gives Manash Ghosh nightmares. Then a “cub reporter” with The…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The destruction of wetlands is leading to the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to an update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The number of species at risk…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Haiderpur Wetland abutting the Madhya Ganga barrage, about 10 km from Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, bringing the total…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian cricketer Pat Cummins’ post about his donation to Covid-19 relief in India was the most Retweeted Tweet of the year in 2021, Twitter announced on Thursday. As the second…
Amsterdam, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A previously hidden sketch has been discovered beneath the paint of Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”, offering a glimpse into the genesis of the masterpiece created in 1642….
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artificial Intelligence already transcends human perception through chronological compression or ‘time travel’ and it’s time to define both our partnership with the new frontier and the reality…
Sydney Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australian biologists have shown how our prehistoric ancestors have evolved to survive snake venom. The study, published in the BMC Biology journal and released by the University of Queensland (UQ) on…
Bhopal, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madhya Pradesh government will provide subsidies to films that feature 70 per cent artists from the state, Transport and Revenue Minister Govind Singh Rajput said on Tuesday while addressing a…
Nairobi, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados was among those chosen by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as its 2021 Champions of the Earth — the world body’s highest environmental honour. The…
Srinagar, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Night temperatures dropped throughout Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday due to clear night sky as the Drass town was the coldest at minus 18.4. An official of the Meteorological…