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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicByculla Zoo

Topic: Byculla Zoo

White lions, jaguars, pumas. BMC floats tender for exotic animal zones at Byculla zoo

More than 20 exotic species such as black swans, pumas and white lions will be added to zoo as it gears up for Rs 500-crore makeover that includes a 'Cheetah restaurant'.

Not Noddy, Tom & Pingu, but ‘Adu, Sanju & Teju’—BJP wants Mumbaikar penguins to have Marathi names

Mumbai BJP leaders also held a protest outside the Byculla Zoo Monday to emphasise their demand for Marathi name for the penguins born on Mumbai’s soil.

Mumbai zoo made a colony of penguins. Birds ready for exchange, but Hyderabad making them wait

The penguins live in a special temperature-controlled exhibit. Their enclosure consists of a sand and rocky area, a water pool, and resting and nesting areas.

First penguin born in India dies within a week at Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo

Zoo officials said that penguin eggs and new-born chicks have a 60 per cent mortality rate due to various reasons.

Mumbai gets an Independence Day gift: India’s first penguin born at Byculla zoo

The penguin chick has been born to Flipper and Mr Molt, two of the eight Humboldt penguins brought to the city from Seoul in July 2016.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.