Topic: Extinction
Indian lions at risk of extinction due to lack of genetic diversity, suggests study
The study claims that due to centuries of inbreeding, Indian lions have cranial defects, low sperm count and testosterone levels, as well as smaller manes.
Don’t go by global Red List on animals at risk. They mislabel many
The Red List is the only one of its kind. But it can be inaccurate because it fails to acknowledge uncertainty.
Human beings are pushing larger animals like rhinos & elephants to extinction faster
The future belongs to smaller, faster, more fecund, more generalist and preferentially insect-eating species.
If climate change doesn’t slow down, many bird species will be on brink of extinction
A new study has found that birds are changing their reproduction and migration patterns to cope with the climate crisis but not fast enough.
A shocking new report reveals 1 million plants & animals will disappear in a few decades
Human activity has 'significantly altered' 75% of our planet's land and 66% of the ocean and led to an extinction crisis.
Human-caused climate change causes first extinction of a mammal
Australian researchers concluded that human-induced climate change was 'the root cause of the loss of the Bramble Cay melomys'.
Want to preserve secularism in India? Well, preserve the Hindu ethos first
Secularism in the Indian context would mean maintaining equidistance from all religions. Unfortunately, that equidistance never happened.
Mukesh Ambani is now world’s fourth richest man, overtakes Europe’s wealthiest
Reliance's shares have more than doubled from a low in March as its digital unit got billions in investments from companies including Facebook Inc. and Google.
Defence
Artillery guns, assault rifles, AFVs — Here’s a list of 101 items MoD won’t import in future
Contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh crore will be placed with the domestic industry within the next six to seven years.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.