Why Your Bat House Might Not Fix Mosquitoes the Way You ThinkBat houses offer shelter for bats, a vital role in conservation efforts. While bats do eat insects, including mosquitoes, this is not a gua...
05 May, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Why Thousands of Bats Took Over a Bridge in Austin… And Why the City Let Them StayA bridge renovation in Austin, Texas, unintentionally created a perfect home for bats. What was once a cause for concern has become a celeb...
18 Mar, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Heavyweight bout: Undefeated India meet marauding South Africa in top of the table clash at Eden Gardens todaySince their re-introduction to international sport after the ending of apartheid, South Africa have been one of the best, most consistent, ...
04 Nov, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Hardik Pandya's tactical skill leads India to victory in T20I clash against West IndiesPandya's tactical prowess came to the fore during the 3rd T20I, particularly in his management of the in-form batsman Nicholas Pooran. Pand...
09 Aug, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
‘Biodiversity protection doesn’t mean millions of job losses — economic activity which encroaches on ecosystems quantifiably harms humanity’A large part of my work tries to figure out this multifaceted puzzle by analysing what happens in a region in terms of tangible outcomes wh...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.49 PM IST
Rare ‘orange bat’, endangered ‘Indian wolf’ gets spotted in Chhattisgarh's Bastar districtDue to its exceedingly low population, the Indian Wolf has designated as a Schedule I species in the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) of 1972 ...
18 Jan, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
View: It is too early to predict Virat Kohli’s T20I futureKohli the batter will walk into any team in the world. Yes, he needs runs under his belt, and it is important he plays as much T20 cricket ...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
Pressure mounts on Kohli ahead of his T20 returnVirat Kohli would be desperate to come out of his prolonged lean patch when he makes his T20 return after five months with the second game ...
08 Jul, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
Helping women with new skills, knowledge to earn living in a post-Covid world: Abha Thorat-Shah, British Asian TrustBAT leverages private sector capital and expertise, with a focus on achieving tangible results. Rather than a government or a donor financi...
29 Apr, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
India to host key meet on conservation of migratory species of wild animalsThe thirteenth meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) being hosted by India is the ...
17 Feb, 2020, 11.32 AM IST
Why India is also susceptible to coronavirus-like diseasesHuman and wildlife interactions are increasing as Indian settlements press up against remaining wild spaces.
16 Feb, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
- Science group reaches out to citizens for saving bat colonies across nation
Many bat species found in India are classified in "threatened" categories by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but,...
27 Jun, 2015, 03.58 AM IST
- Swamp eel is a fish that looks and behaves more like a snake
This fish prefers to slink its way through mud rather than swim in the streams like other freshwater variety.
06 Apr, 2015, 04.39 AM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
Harsh Vardhan seeks improvement in emergency services at AIIMSHe advised doctors and nurses to deal with patients with "compassion" and "gentle communication" is as important as an effective treatment.
12 Jun, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
- Maharashtra loses many bat colonies
Several bat colonies in the state have ceased to exist due to development, renovation in old structures or by pest control.
30 Jul, 2012, 02.29 AM IST
- Maharashtra Governor bats for a second airport near Mumbai
Maharashtra Governor, K Sankaranarayanan, today pitched in with his bit for the construction of a second international airport in the vicin...
30 Jul, 2010, 02.18 AM IST