World Skjern: In 2001, Denmark began turning 19 km of straightened River Skjern into 26 km of bends; researchers later found some lost habitats may take centuries to return August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In 2001, Denmark began restoring 19 km of the straightened River Skjern by turning it into 26 km of winding river. Researchers later found that some of the habitats lost…
World Fernald: In 1989, Ohio’s Fernald uranium plant stopped production; a $4.4 billion cleanup transformed the 1,050-acre site into wetlands, prairie and forest August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Before and after photo of the Fernald Site cleanup For nearly four decades, a site in Ohio was part of the United States’ nuclear weapons production programme. Today, the same…
World Supreme Leader Khamenei footage to be released ‘in future’, Iran says as reports claim he is close to ‘dead’ August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Iran has promised to release footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in public and with military commanders Footage showing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in public and meeting armed forces commanders…
World In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A similar vantage point pre-park construction and a similar vantage point post-park construction (Source: Kongjian Yu) In 2010, Shanghai transformed a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park. Its wetlands now…
World ICE arrests over 1,200 illegal immigrants in Georgia; sex offenders, child abusers among those held August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 1,226 illegal immigrants in Georgia during an enhanced enforcement operation targeting individuals with criminal histories, according to…
World Hoboken: In 2023, Hoboken opened a 5.4-acre park on a former industrial site; its playgrounds and lawns can hold up to 2 million gallons of stormwater August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com City of Hoboken opens New Jersey’s largest resiliency park In 2023, Hoboken opened a 5.4-acre park on a former industrial site. Its playgrounds and lawns can hold up to 2…
World This insect makes a house of silk and leaves and then carries it everywhere on its back for safety August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Many species of bagworms choose to use twigs and small sticks to make their casings Imagine building a house around yourself and then carrying it wherever you go. That is…
World ‘We know how to stand up to American ideas’: Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Netanyahu said that, “As long as I am prime minister, no Palestinian state will be established.” Israel has rejected the latest US proposal to move to the next stage of…
World In 1967, US satellites hunting secret nuclear tests detected a flash from deep space; the accidental signal became the first observed gamma-ray burst August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Artist’s concept of a close-up naked-eye view of a GRB. Credit: NASA For more than half a century, gamma-ray bursts have remained one of the most puzzling events observed in…
World From ‘enemies’ to ‘patriotic brothers’: Pakistan changes stance on PoK protesters ahead of polls August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Pakistan PML-N has softened its stance on PoK protesters, calling them “patriotic brothers”, as the party prepares to form a government in the region. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s led…
