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After 1949, China increased its forest cover from 10% to 25%; the planting boom greened the land but shuffled its water around, and it’s quietly losing water from the wrong places |

China has been setting examples of large-scale environmental restoration, turning barren deserts green, holding back sandstorms, and pulling carbon out of the air. Since 1949, the country has increased its forest cover from around 10% to more than 25%, adding an area of greenery roughly the size of Algeria.Scientists across the world can easily laud…

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After 200 years, family welcomes a baby girl with a royal celebration in a golden chariot, with drum beats and vivid procession; grandmother calls her ‘Laxmi Devi’ |

In many parts of India, the birth of a girl child is still met with silence rather than celebration, due to qa prevalence of social stigmas and the desire for an heir that favours sons.But a story from Maharashtra just changed this bias, and it is quite heartening to make anyone teary-eyed.A family that had…

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Bhavitha Mandava: Hyderabad girl-turned-Chanel ambassador Bhavitha Mandava makes her Venice Film Festival debut in a mermaid-inspired Chanel gown

Bhavitha Mandava is having quite a year.The Indian model first caught the fashion world’s attention when she opened Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2026 collection in New York. Not long after, she made history as the first Indian House Ambassador for the French fashion house.Now, she’s added another major moment to that growing list.Bhavitha made her red…

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