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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Vultures

Tigers of the skies finally get a govt boost. Tamil Nadu unveils Raptor Research Foundation

Tamil Nadu govt held the first meeting of the foundation Tuesday. It is the first state in India to dedicate funds to raptor research and conservation.  

Nursed to health after fall in India, Eurasian Griffon soars over Afghanistan, back on migratory path

Eurasian Griffon vulture was rescued by locals in Satna after collapsing from dehydration. He was nursed back to health at vulture conservation centre in Bhopal’s Vanvihar National Park & Zoo.

Global media on new, advanced militancy in J&K, need for India-Pakistan to focus on Indus River basin

International media also took note of Indian govt's readiness to provide emergency financial aid to Maldives and how vultures vanishing in India has led to a public health crisis.  

30 days, over 500 volunteers & one mission: to count India’s vulnerable vulture population

Vulture Count, an annual project by WWF-India & Bird Count India, is aimed at monitoring & aiding conservation of vulture populations, which have seen a huge drop since the 1990s.

Vultures make a soaring comeback in India. Next 6 months crucial to ensure their safety

So far, 31 captive-bred vultures have been released from West Bengal and eight from Haryana.

‘Mia’, this bearded vulture is the world’s first bird to get a prosthetic foot

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

The German envoy who is on a mission to make Pakistan look like Disneyland

Former footballer hits back over moral policing, and media criticism for Imran Khan coverage.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.