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Monday, July 28, 2025
TopicAquatic animals

Topic: Aquatic animals

Gangetic dolphin beaten to death in UP’s Pratapgarh, police arrest 3 after video goes viral

Video shows a group of men hitting the Gangetic dolphin with axes & sticks as the mammal, an endangered species, bled to death. Police yet to ascertain exact motive for killing it.

Move over fishing nets, LED lights and audio technology are the new fisherman tools

Around the northeast Atlantic, scientists are working on trials of light and audio technology that are protecting endangered species & preserving food security.

Dead coral reefs could be revived by playing sounds of healthy reefs, finds study

The research, published in Nature Communications, says playing sounds of healthy reefs lure fish — which are extremely important for coral reefs to function — back to dead reefs.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.