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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Topic: Botswana

Botswana’s ruling party loses election, ending 58-year rule

Reuters -
The opposition coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was leading, putting its leader, lawyer Duma Boko, on track to win the presidency.

Botswana elephant deaths still a mystery as govt rules out pesticides, pathogens as cause

Antony Sguazzin -
Tests done on samples taken from some of the about 300 carcasses found in northwest Botswana and sent to labs in Zimbabwe and South Africa proved inconclusive.

Natural toxins caused by bacteria could be behind deaths of elephants in Botswana

Mohana Basu -
Over 350 elephants have died since March in the Okavango Panhandle region. Preliminary tests rule out the spread of an infectious disease as the possible cause of deaths. 

Elephants mysteriously dying in Botswana since March, more than 350 carcasses found

Taran Deol -
While 356 is the official number of carcasses found, researchers suggest it is possibly higher given their flights only covered a limited area.

Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana, but there is no clear cause of death

Vicky Boult -
The Botswana death toll stands at nearly 400 elephants of both sexes and all ages. Most carcasses have been found near waterbodies.

Botswana was the ancestral homeland of all humans, says study

Sandhya Ramesh -
Homo sapiens first walked the Earth near the Zambezi river, where they lived for 70,000 years.

British MPs reject two no-deal scenarios as Brexit date nears

Srijan Shukla -
Boeing grounds controversial Max 8 aircraft and trouble in African paradise.

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Opinion

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Monish Tourangbam -
Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

Should the govt get involved in Harjinder Singh case? He’s no victim

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Why the govt’s free food grains scheme must be revamped

Economy

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

Ruchi Bhattar -
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Defence

‘Not troop size or weapons but tech matters, need to prepare for long conflicts’—Rajnath Singh

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At Ran Samvad seminar, defence minister spoke about reasons behind success of Op Sindoor, explained how warfare changed in real time & called for upgradation of tech & cyber infra.

National Interest

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Shekhar Gupta -
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.

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