World In 2003, China planted small islands of native trees along a degraded river; 20 years later they held only 19–30% of an intact forest’s diversity and biomass August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Tropical forests have been heavily degraded because of human activities. (Representational photo) Planting trees across vast areas may not be the only way to restore damaged tropical forests, according to…
World Quote of the day by Chandrika Kumaratunga: ‘Power is a joke, but it gives me the authority to do what I think I need to do for the country’ August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga. When Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga sat down with Australian journalist Michael Maher in July 2005 for an interview on the…
World From 1952 to 2020, US inspectors recorded 2,562 woodwasp interceptions; researchers found wooden packaging was the dominant invasion pathway August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com When a shipment arrives at a port, inspectors are usually focused on what’s inside the containers. But sometimes, the biggest biosecurity risk isn’t the cargo at all, it’s the wooden…
World Dordoi: Dordoi Bazaar: How a shipping container market became the commercial heart of Central Asia | World News August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative Image of shipping container shops and traders in Dordoi Bazaar (AI-generated image) On the outskirts of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, sits Dordoi Bazaar, a sprawling 100-hectare market built…
World Scientists identified seven new diamond frog species in Madagascar after a 12-year search through forests and museum collections August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative Image (Image Credit: Canva) Madagascar has earned a reputation as one of the world’s greatest biodiversity hotspots, yet it continues to surprise scientists. A new study published in Vertebrate…
World Egyptian doctor wrongly connects organ in a way that bowel waste is channeled back to stomach, UK cancels his licence August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Egyptian doctor loses license in the UK after a botched surgery in which he joined organs wrongly. An Egyptian doctor lost his license in the UK after he was found…
World As UK oceans warm up, experts warn great white sharks are ‘already lurking off beaches’ and another toothy predator could follow August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com With rising ocean temperatures, great white sharks are migrating further north than ever documented. Researchers suggest that these formidable predators might already be silently exploring British waters. This phenomenon signifies…
World Eu Border Controls: EU eyes tougher border controls after Ceuta migrant surge triggers alarm August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Migrants wait in line to receive food from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) European Union interior ministers on Tuesday…
World In 1950s, the US built a neighbourhood upon 22,000 tons of buried toxic waste, then children began returning home with burns exposing the worst environmental scandal of the country August 5, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Originally designed to be a groundbreaking canal project, this site succumbed to a fate of pollution as industrial and municipal waste accumulated over decades. The catastrophic rainfall in 1976 triggered…
World Over 170 migrants rescued after Channel boat catches fire; UK says ‘all will be returned’ to France August 4, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Over 170 migrants rescued after Channel boat fire. More than 170 migrants were rescued on Tuesday after a small boat attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the…
