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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicParbati Barua

Topic: Parbati Barua

India’s 1st woman mahout not a fan of tranquilizers to tame elephants. Wants old ways back

Born in Shillong, Parbati lived in North Bengal for 20 years, chasing elephants away from human settlements. Armed with a shotgun, she saved Asian elephants battling survival.

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How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India’s fast-growing gig economy adds lakhs of jobs, but comes with risks for workforce—Economic Survey

Economic Survey underlines gig workforce has grown from 77 lakh in FY 2021 to about 1.2 cr in FY 2025, driven by smartphone penetration, scale-up of digital platforms & payments.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.