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Topic: Bears

Uttarakhand forests are turning deadly for women. They’re victims of rising animal attacks

+TFP Soumya Pillai -
Uttarakhand forest department data show that in 2025, there were nearly 71 bear attacks in the state, leading to at least six deaths.

Why Japan is bringing in troops and drones to fight bears

Manisha Mondal -
Bear attacks have killed at least 12 people and injured more than 100 since April in Japan. It’s also a human demographic problem.

Life in the shadow of Kashmir human-bear conflict, where dense forests meet human action

+TFP Shaz Syed -
The reechh is on the rampage in the valley, spurred on by climate change, human action & military installations. 2000-2020 period saw 2,357 attacks, taking toll on locals & economy.

Stand up to Trump or cave on Russian crude? Why US President’s move has put Modi ‘in a bind’

Antara Baruah -
A piece in The Economist says India will eventually be able to replace its Russian supply, but China will be the final benefactor.

From bears to chitals & wild boars, photographer Aadil Saif tells how Kota plays host to wild animals

Aadil Saif -
A large part of Kota is covered with forest. Hundreds of kilometers of forest here is a boon for animals. Wildlife is increasing rapidly here.

After leopards, tigers & elephants, Uttarakhand to radio-collar wild bears as attacks rise

Prithviraj Singh -
Officials say the exercise comes amid a rise in human-bear conflicts in the hill state. Forest dept will tag four wild bears to begin with.

Polar bears unlikely to survive till end of century with current rate of carbon emissions

Olivia Rosane -
A new study predicts when and where the Arctic sea’s warming will threaten the bears' survival.

Bears having sex with women: Folklore or fact, it catches the fancy of rural India’s imagination

Radhika Govindrajan -
Anthropologist Radhika Govindrajan explores why tales of bears having sex with women tell us more than just about feminine expressions of desire, in her book 'Animal Intimacies'.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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