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Sunday, May 19, 2024
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Topic: wildlife

A newly discovered comet is likely to be from interstellar space

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

Kaziranga needs to flood to survive, real problem is roads & hotels in animal escape path

Ananda Banerjee -
During floods, wild animals migrate towards Karbi-Anglong hills — an act of survival embedded in their DNA. But the animal corridors are now cramped.

We went deep into remote Cambodian jungles to ensure rare Siamese crocodiles had enough food

Paul McInerney -
Our only reliable indication of the crocodiles' diet came from scats (crocodile poo) collected along the river banks inhabited by remnant populations.

Indian forests don’t have space for more tigers. What will the tiger lobby do now?

Ajay Suri -
Barring a few well-meaning supporters, most others who jumped on the ‘save tiger’ bandwagon were spurred by the scent of easy money.

WHO nod for traditional Chinese medicines could mean extinction of some of India’s wildlife

Sanya Dhingra -
India could 'express its apprehension' over the WHO approval internationally as it 'basically encourages widespread use of animal products'.

Why capturing & translocating leopards won’t work in India’s dense cities

T. R. Shankar Raman -
Across India, leopards pass human habitations every night without incident. This invisible domain of neutral interaction deserves better recognition.

A shocking new report reveals 1 million plants & animals will disappear in a few decades

David Knowles -
Human activity has 'significantly altered' 75% of our planet's land and 66% of the ocean and led to an extinction crisis.

Dear Indians, here’s why you should lower your voices when on a wildlife tour

Amanda Lotz -
Wildlife tourism can be good for animals and humans if tourists lower their voices – even whispering can disturb animals.

Citizen science: How India’s conservationists are mapping wildlife to protect it

Ritoban Mukherjee -
From Hornbill Watch to Amphibians of India and Roadkills India, citizens are creating a conservation constituency rooted in sound science.

To protect India’s elephants, we have to preserve wildlife corridors not just forests

Parveen Kaswan -
Although forest cover in India has increased, crucial wildlife corridors are shrinking leading to both human and animal deaths.
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Opinion

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

Manasi Phadke -
As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

Is Bookstagram the new fast fashion? It has turned reading into a performance

Economy

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Moksha M. Munoth -
Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Defence

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

National Interest

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Shekhar Gupta -
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?

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