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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicPet animals

Topic: Pet animals

Meow to you too: Cats know when their human is talking to them, finds French study

However, cats can't recognise when strangers are talking to them, says study by scientists at Université Paris Nanterre, published in journal Animal Cognition.

Dogs can smell when you’re stressed too, this UK study says

Gaining new knowledge of the human-dog relationship can be useful for training anxiety and PTSD service dogs that right now respond to visual cues.

Are puppies the new toilet paper? Pandemic is taking a toll on vets

Vets are burnt out, running low on resources and help, and taking an emotional toll during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pet shelters and rescue homes fear food shortage, no medical help despite govt assurance

Owners of various animal shelters in NCR are facing logistical problems apart from having to deal with sourcing food, due to the lockdown.

Veterinary services must go on, animals can’t suffer during COVID-19, Modi govt tells states

Government has urged veterinarians and other related officials to ensure strict personal hygiene and avoid public gatherings.

Urban India’s love for pets is growing. Without any rules

The absence of any rules and regulations on pet control in India means there are no mechanisms to settle a range of disputes.

Unlike pets, not-so-cute animals pay a heavy price as they can’t use human expressions

Humans evolved to respond to cuteness because our babies are so helpless and pets co-opted that by evolving neoteny & human-like expressions.

Modi govt notifies pet shop rules to regulate housing and caring of animals 

The new rules regulate and monitor pet shops, and makes it mandatory for the owners to get a registration certificate.

On Camera

News channels dialled up the science on artificial rain all day — then asked us to pray

TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.