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Air India flight suffers bird hit while landing at Thiruvananthapuram, return journey cancelled

According to a spokesperson for the airline, refunds or complimentary rescheduling are being offered to guests and alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to Delhi.

Chiuluan 2: Celebrity Amur Falcon geo-tagged in Manipur returns to Russia after 17,000-km journey

Geo-tagging reports by Wildlife Institute of India show how Chiuluan 2, named so after a Manipur village, has made its way back to eastern Asia for breeding season starting early June.

Birds in Kenya are disappearing at a worrying rate due to changes in land use

The expansion of settlements, livestock production, pest removal, and cultivation has degraded and destroyed natural landscapes, threatening unique species.

Over 1,000 exotic animals, reptiles killed after fire breaks out in Thailand market

Police Superintendent Phuwadon Ounpho said the blaze in Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok Tuesday led to the burning of 118 shops.

4000 bird watchers, 50000 checklists, 492 species – how IIT scientists gained from their data

Crowdsourced bird data is akin to jagged pieces of a puzzle that researchers use and put together to see how an ecosystem evolves.

El Niño likely the cause for mass bird deaths along Pacific coast, say Mexican authorities

While they had initially suspected bird flu, the country's agriculture and environment ministries jointly concluded the most likely reason was warmer oceans resulting from El Niño.

How excess rainfall & not illegal salt mining caused the mass bird deaths at Sambhar Lake in 2019

In 2019, people in Rajasthan witnessed a strange phenomenon — birds dying by thousands around Sambhar Salt Lake. New research now shows how rainfall helped toxic bacteria thrive there.

Injured Sarus crane was nursed by Muhammad Arif –- and hasn’t left him since

The relationship is such that even when Arif travels, the bird follows. In a video, Arif can be seen zooming on his motorbike, while the bird flaps its wings, just a few feet behind.

In Jupiter’s shadow, astronomers spot new aurorae shimmering in skies of its 4 largest moons

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

It’s a plane, no it’s a bird! Army’s training eagles & falcons to swoop down on hostile drones

The birds are also being trained for surveillance at Remount Veterinary Corps Centre in Meerut, with cameras fitted to their heads to record videos.

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Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.