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British Rice Industry Fears India Pact Will Kill Off Local Mills
British Rice Industry Fears India Pact Will Kill Off Local Mills
A £1 billion ($1.2 billion) corner of the UK economy is fearing for its future as Britain and
2023-10-22 13:55
India's forex reserves edge towards $600 billion, hit near 1-year high
India's forex reserves edge towards $600 billion, hit near 1-year high
MUMBAI India's foreign exchange reserves rose for a third consecutive week and stood at $599.53 billion for the
2023-05-19 19:51
Schumer and other Senate Democrats call for a federal probe of huge oil deals by Exxon and Chevron
Schumer and other Senate Democrats call for a federal probe of huge oil deals by Exxon and Chevron
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic senators are urging federal regulators to investigate multibillion-dollar acquisitions by oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying the deals could lead to higher prices at the gas pump
2023-11-02 05:45
Mall operator Westfield gives up San Francisco Centre, latest business to pull back from city
Mall operator Westfield gives up San Francisco Centre, latest business to pull back from city
Westfield plans to give up control of its mall, the San Francisco Centre, after over 20 years of operation -- yet another sign of San Francisco's struggling economy. The decision comes after Nordstrom said it would leave the mall last month.
2023-06-13 06:58
Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China
Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China
In recent years, koi have become hugely popular in Asia, with exports doubling over the past decade
2023-11-10 19:55
Start of World Cup ski season falls victim to 'heavy snowfall'
Start of World Cup ski season falls victim to 'heavy snowfall'
Strong winds and "heavy snowfall" on Saturday caused the delayed opening round of the men's World Cup skiing season to be cancelled at the...
2023-11-11 17:57
UK inflation falls by more than anticipated to 15-month low of 7.9%; may limit interest rate hikes
UK inflation falls by more than anticipated to 15-month low of 7.9%; may limit interest rate hikes
Inflation in the U.K. has fallen by more than anticipated to a 15-month low a development that may ease the pressure for the Bank of England to raise interest rates sharply over the coming months, to the potential relief of struggling households
2023-07-19 15:28
How prosperity fuels dowry demand in India
How prosperity fuels dowry demand in India
Researchers studied 74,000 marriages that took place in India between 1930 and 1999.
2023-05-29 08:21
Brittany: Girl, 11, from British family shot dead in France
Brittany: Girl, 11, from British family shot dead in France
The girl's parents were also injured in the incident, which was reportedly after a dispute between neighbours.
2023-06-12 05:26
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time
The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices
2023-11-14 03:17
How one lake has captured the moment we changed the world forever
How one lake has captured the moment we changed the world forever
The floor of Crawford Lake in Ontario acts like a storybook, preserving Earth’s recent history in chronological order. Crawford Lake reveals the activities of local Iroquoian communities from the late 13th to 15th centuries, all the way through to the present day. This is because Crawford Lake is a meromictic lake, meaning that the dense bottom layer of water does not mix with the less dense upper layers. “The isolated bottom layer of water remains under disturbed, enabling the accumulation of clearly laminated valves which record precise information about the time during which they were deposited,” according to the Anthropocene Working Group. Experts have nominated Crawford Lake as representation for the start of the Anthropocene epoch, a proposed new geological era characterised by significant changes to the planet’s surface as a result of human behaviour. The Anthropocene is yet to be officially accepted as a unit of geologic time, but in 2016 a working group under the guidance of an International Commission on Stratigraphy subcommittee agreed that human behaviour has left scars so deep that they will remain evident even into the distant future. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter One of the most notable markers of the Anthropocene is the appearance of plutonium, a radioactive material that appeared in the mid-20th century as a result of hydrogen bomb tests. “The presence of plutonium gives us a stark indicator of when humanity became such a dominant force that it could leave a unique global ‘fingerprint’ on our planet,” explained Professor Andrew Cundy, Chair in Environmental Radiochemistry at the University of Southampton and member of the Anthropocene Working Group. “In nature, plutonium is only present in trace amounts. But in the early-1950s, when the first hydrogen bomb tests took place, we see an unprecedented increase and then spike in the levels of plutonium in core samples from around the world. We then see a decline in plutonium from the mid-1960s onwards when the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty came into effect.” Agreeing on a simple measure that defines the boundary between chapters in Earth’s history is just the first step. This measure requires agreement among scientists on a single location to define the boundaries. Known as the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, or a golden spike, plays a crucial role in standardising these borders between epochs. The Anthropocene Working Group has been evaluating potential golden spike sites, from Oued Akrech, Morocco, to Alano di Piave, Italy. After spending three years assessing the qualities of a dozen potential golden spikes for the Anthropocene, finally the AGW has landed on Crawford Lake. “Crawford Lake is so special because it allows us to see at annual resolution the changes in Earth history throughout two separate periods of human impact on this small lake,” micropalaeontologist Francine McCarthy of Brock University in Canada, a voting member of the AGW, said at a press briefing. The lake’s unique properties, such as its small size, depth, and lack of water mixing create sediments that precisely record environmental changes over the past millennia. To officially establish the Anthropocene in the International Chronostratigraphic Chart, the golden spike at Crawford Lake must undergo a series of voting by various commissions and unions. If successful, it will mark the moment when human activities permanently altered the planet. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-16 17:18
Logan Paul reacts to Drake's $850K bet on his much-awaited fight against Dillon Danis
Logan Paul reacts to Drake's $850K bet on his much-awaited fight against Dillon Danis
Drake placed a whopping $850,000 bet on Logan Paul to win his fight against Dillon Danis via knockout
2023-10-14 16:55