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Ancient Mayans produced salt: study

Evidence shows that the civilisation also stored and traded the commodity Salt may have been a valuable commodity for the Mayans, say scientists who found that the ancient civilisation produced, stored and traded the mineral over 1,000 years ago. Stone tools found at a site called the Paynes Creek Salt …

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It’s Yerushalayim, says inscription

Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old carving in Jerusalem Israel on Tuesday unveiled a stone pillar engraved with an ancient inscription showing that the spelling of Jerusalem in its present-day Hebrew form was already in common use some 2,000 years ago. During construction work in February in Jerusalem, archaeologists unearthed the pillar with …

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City ready for Navaratri festivities

Coastal economic hub Mangaluru is spruced up to celebrate Navaratri or Dasara with the main roads and important buildings illuminated with colourful lights even as Mangaladevi Temple and Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple are gearing up to celebrate the festival. The celebrations at Mangaladevi would commence with prayers to Lord Ganapati and …

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Alarming portents from global warming report

1.5 degree C rise in temperatures will be catastrophic for coastal nations and agricultural economies like India Coastal nations and agricultural economies like India would be the worst affected. Decline in crop yields, unprecedented climate extremes and increased susceptibility could push poverty by several million by 2050, said the ‘Special …

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India faces threat of deadly heat waves: UN report

IPCC panel study prescribes ‘large-scale changes’ to keep the rise in global temperature below 1.5°C If the average global temperature rises by more than one degree Celsius from the present, India could “annually” expect conditions like the 2015 heat wave that killed at least 2,000, according to the ‘Special Report …

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Flood-hit plantations look for rescue act

Crop loss is estimated at Rs. 5,543 crore, says UPASI The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has estimated the plantation crop loss in the recent floods, mainly in Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, to be Rs. 5,543 crore with the highest loss in rubber at Rs. …

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At least 11 dead in Haiti quake, say authorities

Over 130 injured in north-west coast A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the northwest coast of Haiti late on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, injuring more than 130 others and damaging homes in the Caribbean nation, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake was located about 19 km northwest of …

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Honouring the British Indian Army

London’s National Army Museum to exhibit artefacts of the colonial force The Khanjar (knife) of Tipu Sultan of 1799, an 1840 painting of Skinner’s horse regiment, objects of silver and an extensive collection of uniforms are among a range of items of the British Indian Army in the collection of …

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