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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

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.