scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, February 27, 2026
TopicLarge species

Topic: large species

After years of poaching, elephants in Africa are now evolving to be tuskless

Princeton University researchers sequence genome of tuskless & tusked elephants to deduce which genes are responsible for rapid spread of tuskless female elephants in Mozambique.

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.

On Camera

Racial attack on Northeast people finally has govt’s attention. What about Muslims?

The largest number of victims of identity-based abuse in India are Muslims. In this case, the abuse comes from people at the top, and nobody is willing to do anything about it.

After Bharat Taxi, Cooperation Ministry plans insurance sector entry via IFFCO-Tokio

After launching Bharat Taxi, the ministry explores offering insurance products across cooperative banks via IFFCO-Tokio with cooperative banks as corporate agents.

Navy, Germany’s TKMS wrap up cost negotiations for new submarines, P-75I deal likely early next fiscal

It is estimated the deal would eventually work out to cost around $9 bn at least for 6 submarines—negotiated down by India. Original bid by state-run MDL & TKMS was over Rs 1.2 lakh cr.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.