NEW DELHI: In an endeavour to give relief to the civilian animals suffering from excruciating pain, for the first time in India Indo Tibetan Border Force (ITPB) has come up with a therapeutic option in its first clinical paper on the use of medical cannabis on dogs in India. The study, initiated by ITBP, emphasises […]
NEW DELHI: The lifeline of Delhi-NCR, Yamuna is once again in the limelight for all the wrong reasons as the toxic froth is seen floating on the sacred river for the past month and a half. Untreated industry effluents and chemical waste formed a blanket of foam that resulted in a pungent smell while affecting […]
NEW DELHI: The sudden death of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, is turning into a political battle with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Thursday writing to Union home minister Amit Shah demanding a probe by central agencies. MP from Bengal’s Bishnupur constituency Soumitra Khan also raised the question if it’s […]
NEW DELHI: Hours after he sang his famous song ‘Pal’, Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away in Kolkata. While the nation mourned the shocked demise of one of the most versatile voices in the Indian music industry, Kolkata Police is leaving nothing to chance as New Market police station took suo moto cognizance […]
NEW DELHI: There are no cases of monkeypox virus reported in the country, as of May 31. But the Union health ministry is not leaving anything to chance as it issues guidelines with the virus spread to 24 countries including the United States, Europe and African nations. The lessons from the COVID are coming in […]
NEW DELHI: With poaching of animals remains as one of the greatest threats to wildlife for decades in India, IIT-Madras and Harvard University jointly developed a Machine Learning algorithm to curb the crime. Named ‘CombSGPO’ (Combined Security Game Policy Optimization), this machine can help in saving wildlife from poaching. The new algorithm provides highly efficient […]
NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive its sagging fortune in Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned to Union home minister Amit Shah, known for his political acumen, as the party formed Team Bangla to restore the lost ground in the politically important state. Eyeing the 2024 general election, ‘Team Bangla’ sets an aim to […]
NEW DELHI: At a time when monkey menace continues to grow in many parts of north India, including metropolises, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered a ‘genetically different’ monkey species known as ‘Sela macaque’ (Macaca selai) in western and central Arunachal Pradesh. Scientists have named this species after the mountain pass ‘Sela Pass’ in Arunachal […]
NEW DELHI: With the general vehicles mostly off the roads during the pandemic induced lockdowns, there appeared to be a corresponding decline in road accidents during the period, according to a report by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Though road accidents claimed 1.3 lakh lives and injured over 3.4 lakh lives in […]
NEW DELHI: In the frenzied way of modern life, many of us had forgotten life’s simple joys that had virtually disappeared since. The joy of feeding the birds after school is one such therapeutic activity that was once a habit but now seldom features in our lives. House sparrows, that was once a common feature […]