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Topic: Elephants

Study shows saving elephants helps us fight climate change

Ahimsa Campos -
What elephants eat and how they eat contribute significantly to forest biomass, research has shown.

African nations demand lifting ban on hunting elephants, ivory trade

Antony Sguazzin -
Heads of states such as Botswana and Zimbabwe, which are home to most of the world’s elephants, are unhappy with "others" debating and taking decisions on the issue.

To protect India’s elephants, we have to preserve wildlife corridors not just forests

Parveen Kaswan -
Although forest cover in India has increased, crucial wildlife corridors are shrinking leading to both human and animal deaths.

Wild elephants in India have killed more than 1,700 in four years

Iain Marlow -
The deaths have prompted the government to step up measures to minimise potential clashes of elephants with humans.

India has lost nearly 500 elephants to unnatural factors since 2013

Sanya Dhingra -
Of the 490 deaths recorded in the past 5 years, more than half the deaths — 267 — occurred due to electrocution.

India’s first & only elephant hospital is ‘illegal’, says Central Zoo Authority

Sanya Dhingra -
Central Zoo Authority says elephant hospital run by NGO never took permission. NGO claims it doesn’t need CZA permission.

Mathura hospital to give elephants a real healing touch

Soniya Agrawal -
The 'Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital', the first-of-its-kind facility, is expected to help in the treatment of elephants, many rescued from circuses.    

Avni row still on, Maneka Gandhi now urges CM Naveen Patnaik to save Odisha’s elephants

Sanya Dhingra -
Gandhi shoots off a letter to Naveen Patnaik weeks after seven pachyderms died of electrocution in Odisha’s Dhenkanal forest.

Bitter truth behind a heartwarming viral video of a bear cub’s tenacity

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, will offer you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It’s your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

Electrocution, rail accidents, encroachment: Why elephants keep dying in India

Sanya Dhingra -
Just last week, 7 elephants died of electrocution in Odisha. Experts deplore lack of research and data into changing behaviour of elephants.
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Opinion

With Param Sundari, the North-South divide is back

Triya Gulati -
Bollywood has clearly not learned anything from its past mistakes. The habit of stereotyping South Indians claims its latest victim in Param Sundari — the Malayalis.

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Economy

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

Heena Fatima -
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Defence

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Javaria Rana -
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

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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