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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
TopicPet animals

Topic: Pet animals

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

Sandhya Ramesh -
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

Clara Wilson -
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

Jean-Yin Tan -
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

Soniya Agrawal -
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

Sanya Dhingra -
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

Ramanath Jha -
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

Faye Flam -
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 

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

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Opinion

Tamil Nadu politics is fracturing. Vijay entry can shake things up

R Rajagopalan -
There is an overall sense of ennui with the cynical, established and entrenched parties and politicking in the state.

China wants to lead, not create new world order, say Chinese analysts

Govt must bring pending GST reforms too

Economy

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Sushil Manav -
Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Defence

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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