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IN PHOTOS: Blue Button jellyfish washes ashore at Mumbai's Girgaon Chowpatty

IN PHOTOS: Blue Button jellyfish washes ashore at Mumbai's Girgaon Chowpatty

Following a high tide on Wednesday, Girgaon Chowpatty was noticeably strewn with numerous Blue Button jellyfish, also known as Porpita porpita. Pics/Ashish Raje

28 August,2024 08:33 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
World Elephant Day: 5 lesser-known facts about elephants

World Elephant Day: 5 lesser-known facts about elephants

On World Elephant Day, Every year August 12, is celebrated as World Elephant Day across the globe to reaffirm mankind's collective pledge to conserve one of the most iconic species on the planet. This year's theme is personifying prehistoric beauty, theological relevance and environmental importance

12 August,2024 02:43 PM IST | Social Media
IN PHOTOS: World’s tiniest bird finds haven in Cuba

IN PHOTOS: World’s tiniest bird finds haven in Cuba

The wings of the world's tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species. The bee hummingbird, which measures just five to six centimeters (two inches) long, is only found in Cuba. Its losses have been huge, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) saying it has disappeared from many areas due to deforestation.  (Report and Images: AFP)

13 July,2024 02:22 PM IST | Raaina Jain
IN PHOTOS: Greece faces tough wildfire season, battles series of forest fires

IN PHOTOS: Greece faces tough wildfire season, battles series of forest fires

Greece, a tourist hotspot, is facing a tough wildfire season after its warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record, with temperatures hitting 44°C (111°F) in June. Forest fires that raged in the outer suburbs of Athens over the weekend have been brought under control. Fanned by strong winds of up to 70 kilometres per hour and dry conditions, two fires had broken out on Sunday in the seaside resort of Keratea, east of the capital, and the suburb Stamata. (Source and Images: AFP)

01 July,2024 08:16 PM IST | Raaina Jain

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