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New book places 3 big cats at center of climate crisis & what makes them ‘man-eaters’

ThePrint Team -
Published by HarperCollins, ‘Crooked Cats: Beastly Encounters in the Anthropocene’ by Nayanika Mathur will be released on 11 October on ThePrint's Softcover.

8 African cheetahs to revive India’s extinct species will be quarantined first, then see the wild

Simrin Sirur -
The cheetahs will be introduced into a quarantining space in the Kuno National Park by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 September.

8 Asiatic lions test Covid positive at Hyderabad zoo, likely to have been infected by humans

Rishika Sadam -
The first such instance in India, the lions showed symptoms a few weeks ago. Their condition is said to be stable and they have been isolated from other animals to contain spread.

Lions engage in contagious yawning, mimic behaviour to harmonise group movements

Mohana Basu -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Why India’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs can run into problems

Simon Evans -
In early 2020, the Supreme Court agreed that wildlife authorities could reintroduce the cheetah to India, 70 years after its local extinction.

Indian lions at risk of extinction due to lack of genetic diversity, suggests study

Mohana Basu -
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.

Food baits could impact hunting skills of younger Asiatic lions in Gir, finds study

Mohana Basu -
Study by researchers from Wildlife Institute of India suggests food baits for lions greatly disturb their natural density patterns, behaviour and social dynamics.

Gujarat promotes Gir festival, with lions from Africa and Chicago zoo

Fatima Khan -
Tourism department goofs up in a promotional video that contains YouTube clips of Kruger National Park and Lincoln zoo.

Talk Point: Are rhinos ‘overpopulated’ or is their habitat shrinking?

ThePrint Team -
Is the 'overpopulation' of rhinos, lions and leopards a result of successful conservation or due to shrinking habitats and slow relocation drives? We ask  experts.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

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

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

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