The sandunes of Jaisalmer invite the traveller to an exotic experience. It is also the place where Desert Festival takes ...

COVER STORYPakistan emerged on the world map on 14th August 1947. It was the result of immense struggle and unwavering determination by the Muslims of the Indian Subcontinent, who united under the ...

Thar yields Harappan site, shifting Indus Valley map Vimal Bhatia / TNN / Updated: Jul 30, 2025, 04:10 IST JAISALMER: Red shards glinting in desert sand. A kiln with a central column, long buried.

This video shows aerial views of Zhagana, the Tarim River, and the Taklamakan Desert in China in 4K, letting the scenery speak without narration. Filmed in China with background music.

History has stirred beneath the dunes of Thar's scorching crust.A Harappan site has surfaced at Ratadiya Ri Dheri in Jaisalmer district, marking the first known Indus Valley settlement in R ...

A study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), published recently in Nature Scientific Reports, has estimated globally high bird mortality rates at wind farms in the Thar Desert.

India News: NEW DELHI: A charter aircraft flying Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma from Delhi to Phalodi on last Thursday (July 31) landed on a “wrong” airstrip at i.

Two California men drowned while swimming in the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border over the weekend, authorities said.

County supervisors want an international treaty rewrite to stop raw sewage flow in the river. They also seek dozers, scientists and cash to clean up the Salton Sea.

Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands News By Lauren Berger published July 28, 2025 ...

Social change Some 8,000 km away in India’s Thar desert, temperatures reached 48 degrees celsius this year. Vegetation is sparse, and sandstorms are common.