Extreme climate events such as aridity, drought, flood, cyclone and stormy rainfall are expected to leave an impact on human society. They are also expected to generate widespread response to adapt and mitigate the sufferings associated with these extremes.

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As we peek into our past, the number of our ancestors seems to double in every generation. For every human being has two parents, four grandparents, eight great grandparents, 16 great great grandparents and so on. By this yardstick, the number of ancestor

During my tenure as Divisional Forest Officer in Mahasamund Forest Division, I came across the oldest teak plantation of Chhattisgarh. The Gidhpuri beat of Lavan Range of Raipur Forest Division is proud of having the oldest Teak plantation of Chhattisgarh state. The teak plantation is now 111 years old.

Spanish researchers say a hand-axe, recently found at an archaeological site in northern Spain, may have been used in the world's first funeral. According to them, the discovery implies that humans

Archaeology is the science that studies the remains of past cultures by investigating and analysing the objects people leave behind. It is a serious attempt to record and understand the past. As an area of study, it demands much from other science and soc

Italian scientists have stumbled across three fossilised footprints of early humans dating to about 350,000 years ago. The discovery was made on the sides of an active volcano. The footprints are

new mummies: Ancient Britons

Genghis Khan is still with us!

Experts attempt to map the mythical river's palaeo channels and put them to good use

Ours is a corporate age. And amid the fertile arguments on how to tame and transform today's corporation, there is a sense that current era of business dominance is somehow unique. But there was a time when corporations really ruled the world, and among

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