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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicOlive Ridley Turtles

Topic: Olive Ridley Turtles

Preying on Olive Ridleys & even young wolves, how stray dogs have become a big threat to conservation

For years, environmentalists and biologists have stressed threat posed by packs of stray, feral dogs to endangered animals.

How Tamil Nadu went from mass Olive Ridley turtle deaths to record hatchings in one breeding season

More than 3 lakh Olive Ridley eggs have been collected & over 2.49 lakh hatchlings have been recorded on the state's beaches so far this yr. Season likely to continue till June.

Concerns over rising hate speech against minorities & mass turtle deaths find world media’s attention

International media is also focused on the upcoming Modi-Trump meeting, reporting that are likely to discuss the trade imbalance & illegal immigration among other issues.

Why Tamil Nadu’s shores have become a death trap for Olive Ridley turtles

Initial autopsy reports have indicated that the probable cause of the deaths could be drowning. TN govt issues stern warnings, increases surveillance around coastlines.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.