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Prolonged Use Of Steroid-Based Eye Drops Linked To Risk Of Glaucoma: Study
AIIMS Delhi has recorded cases of children as young as 10 and hailing from arid regions suffering from glaucoma, with doctors attributing this to prolonged use of steroid-based eye drops for treatment of ocular allergies without supervision.
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Kachri Ki Chutney: A Hidden Gem From Rajasthan You Need To Try (Recipe Inside)
Chutney Recipes: Made from a wild type of cucumber that thrives in arid regions, this chutney offers a unique blend of tangy and sour flavours.
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Sahara and Amazon May Hold Clues to Dinosaurs’ Earliest Origins, New Study Suggests
Recent research suggests the Sahara Desert and Amazon rainforest might hold the key to uncovering the earliest dinosaurs, tracing their origins to equatorial Gondwana over 230 million years ago. Studies published in Current Biology propose that small, chicken-sized dinosaurs thrived in arid regions before dispersing widely. Limited fossil records f...
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Study Warns Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Global Coastal Groundwater by 2100
A NASA-DOD study indicates that by 2100, 77% of global coastal aquifers will face saltwater intrusion due to rising sea levels and reduced groundwater recharge. This phenomenon, caused by shifting fresh and saltwater dynamics, threatens water quality, agriculture, and infrastructure. Low-lying regions, including Southeast Asia, the U.S. Eastern Sea...
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After Iran Attacks Israel, World Races To Avoid Full-Scale War
The huge salvo of missiles and drones launched from the arid plains of Iran toward Israel was the kind of direct conflict between the Middle East powers that the world had long feared would mark the explosion of a full-blown regional war.
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Climate Change Takes Rajasthan's Favourite Staple 'Desert Berry' Off Menu
A fruit staple to Rajasthan that grows in the state's western arid regions is under threat from unusual weather phenomena, which experts say could be linked to climate change.
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Study Offers Fresh Take On What Caused "Fairy Circles" In Namib Desert
The bizarre circles, known as "fairy circles", have barren patches surrounded by grass around them.
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Atacama Desert Experiences Rare Flower Bloom, Photos Viral
The Atacama Desert, an arid region in northern Chile, is the oldest and driest desert in the world. But a lesser-known fact about the desert is that it explodes with new plant life every few years.
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NASA, SpaceX Send Climate Research Experiments to ISS Aboard Resupply Mission
A SpaceX resupply spacecraft has left for the International Space Station (ISS) carrying science experiments that will help carry out climate science research in space. This is SpaceX's 25th commercial resupply services mission to the ISS for NASA. Launched on the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Cargo Dragon spacecr...
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NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch Live Broadcast
NASA to launch a probe to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 that will monitor climate change on Earth. Named Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), this probe will study the composition of mineral dust from Earth's arid regions and how the desert dust carried through the atmosphere affects the planet.
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Researchers Create Polymer Film That Can Yield Up to 13 Litres of Water From Air
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a low-cost polymer film that can extract atmospheric water in arid environments. The film is flexible and can be moulded into a variety of shapes and sizes. Making the film requires a gel, which has all the relevant ingredients.
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Maharashtra Elections 2019: Why A Seat In Maharashtra's Arid Region Has Devendra Fadnavis' Blessings
A comparatively low-profile assembly segment, Ausa, in central Maharashtra shot into limelight when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' former personal assistant Abhimanyu Pawar jumped into the fray as the BJP candidate. All eyes are on how he would perform.
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'Green Gold': Pakistan Plants Hundreds Of Millions Of Trees
The change is drastic: around the region of Heroshah, previously arid hills are now covered with forest as far as the horizon. In northwestern Pakistan, hundreds of millions of trees have been planted to fight deforestation.
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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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Desert Play Date: 2017 Mandawa Mahindra Great Escape
Although we do get to go off-road regularly, driving in the desert is something that is far and few between. And that is what makes the annual invitational Great Escape in Rajasthan an event to look forward too. This time around, the town of Mandawa hosted about 150 people and over 75 cars for what would be a great weekend of off roading in the san...
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Prolonged Use Of Steroid-Based Eye Drops Linked To Risk Of Glaucoma: Study
AIIMS Delhi has recorded cases of children as young as 10 and hailing from arid regions suffering from glaucoma, with doctors attributing this to prolonged use of steroid-based eye drops for treatment of ocular allergies without supervision.
-
Kachri Ki Chutney: A Hidden Gem From Rajasthan You Need To Try (Recipe Inside)
Chutney Recipes: Made from a wild type of cucumber that thrives in arid regions, this chutney offers a unique blend of tangy and sour flavours.
-
Sahara and Amazon May Hold Clues to Dinosaurs’ Earliest Origins, New Study Suggests
Recent research suggests the Sahara Desert and Amazon rainforest might hold the key to uncovering the earliest dinosaurs, tracing their origins to equatorial Gondwana over 230 million years ago. Studies published in Current Biology propose that small, chicken-sized dinosaurs thrived in arid regions before dispersing widely. Limited fossil records f...
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Study Warns Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Global Coastal Groundwater by 2100
A NASA-DOD study indicates that by 2100, 77% of global coastal aquifers will face saltwater intrusion due to rising sea levels and reduced groundwater recharge. This phenomenon, caused by shifting fresh and saltwater dynamics, threatens water quality, agriculture, and infrastructure. Low-lying regions, including Southeast Asia, the U.S. Eastern Sea...
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After Iran Attacks Israel, World Races To Avoid Full-Scale War
The huge salvo of missiles and drones launched from the arid plains of Iran toward Israel was the kind of direct conflict between the Middle East powers that the world had long feared would mark the explosion of a full-blown regional war.
-
Climate Change Takes Rajasthan's Favourite Staple 'Desert Berry' Off Menu
A fruit staple to Rajasthan that grows in the state's western arid regions is under threat from unusual weather phenomena, which experts say could be linked to climate change.
-
Study Offers Fresh Take On What Caused "Fairy Circles" In Namib Desert
The bizarre circles, known as "fairy circles", have barren patches surrounded by grass around them.
-
Atacama Desert Experiences Rare Flower Bloom, Photos Viral
The Atacama Desert, an arid region in northern Chile, is the oldest and driest desert in the world. But a lesser-known fact about the desert is that it explodes with new plant life every few years.
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NASA, SpaceX Send Climate Research Experiments to ISS Aboard Resupply Mission
A SpaceX resupply spacecraft has left for the International Space Station (ISS) carrying science experiments that will help carry out climate science research in space. This is SpaceX's 25th commercial resupply services mission to the ISS for NASA. Launched on the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Cargo Dragon spacecr...
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NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch Live Broadcast
NASA to launch a probe to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 that will monitor climate change on Earth. Named Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), this probe will study the composition of mineral dust from Earth's arid regions and how the desert dust carried through the atmosphere affects the planet.
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Researchers Create Polymer Film That Can Yield Up to 13 Litres of Water From Air
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a low-cost polymer film that can extract atmospheric water in arid environments. The film is flexible and can be moulded into a variety of shapes and sizes. Making the film requires a gel, which has all the relevant ingredients.
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Maharashtra Elections 2019: Why A Seat In Maharashtra's Arid Region Has Devendra Fadnavis' Blessings
A comparatively low-profile assembly segment, Ausa, in central Maharashtra shot into limelight when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' former personal assistant Abhimanyu Pawar jumped into the fray as the BJP candidate. All eyes are on how he would perform.
-
'Green Gold': Pakistan Plants Hundreds Of Millions Of Trees
The change is drastic: around the region of Heroshah, previously arid hills are now covered with forest as far as the horizon. In northwestern Pakistan, hundreds of millions of trees have been planted to fight deforestation.
-
In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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Desert Play Date: 2017 Mandawa Mahindra Great Escape
Although we do get to go off-road regularly, driving in the desert is something that is far and few between. And that is what makes the annual invitational Great Escape in Rajasthan an event to look forward too. This time around, the town of Mandawa hosted about 150 people and over 75 cars for what would be a great weekend of off roading in the san...
