‘Stupid’ extinct bird dodo may walk again after 300 years thanks to scientific breakthroughColossal Biosciences is making strides in de-extinction, successfully growing pigeon germ cells, a crucial step towards resurrecting the do...
18 Sep, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
Aurangzebra is Zzz, say hi to AurangutanIndia's fascination with the extinct aurangzebra, extinct since 1707, contrasts with the world's focus on innovation and economic growth dr...
01 Apr, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Cross-border payments startup Dodo Payments raises $1.1 million pre-seed fundingDodo Payments intends to utilise the funds to enhance its technological infrastructure by introducing modules for subscriptions, billing, f...
25 Feb, 2025, 01.37 PM IST
Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study findsA study led by the University of Birmingham reveals that human-induced bird extinctions over 1,30,000 years have dramatically reduced birds...
07 Oct, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Airships vanished, airplanes thrivedOne Challenger disaster in January 1986, and the plug was pulled on the radical, space shuttles that made spacecraft partially reusable, ar...
24 Jan, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Tiger population is an indicator of the ecosystem's wellbeingIf the tigers go extinct, the entire system would collapse. For instance, when the Dodos went extinct in Mauritius, one species of the acac...
02 Jun, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Can extinct species be brought back to life? Scientists look to solve the riddleScientists seem to have made some progress in attempting to resurrect a flightless bird dodo, which had gone extinct since the 17th century.
02 Feb, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Tooth-billed Pigeon: Is there hope for the Little Dodo?Very little is actually known about tooth-billed pigeons. They are elusive and very rarely seen. The bird known locally as the Manumea is t...
03 Aug, 2020, 11.18 PM IST
Oil marketing cos permit dealers to operate more than one petrol pumpState-run OMCs operate 57,600 pumps across the country, of which about 60% are dealer-owned, dealeroperated (DODO).
26 Feb, 2019, 11.33 PM IST
Jugnoo in talks with leading ecommerce firms for delivery serviceThe Chandigarh-based company uses its auto fleet for the deliveries as well and already has partnerships with florists, restaurants and gro...
19 Sep, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
Why the Angry Birds is making headlinesWith pigs showing up and stealing the birds’ eggs, there’s plenty to be angry about.
08 May, 2016, 03.30 PM IST
Crows make a point, lest humans get lost in their own hubrisAt the very least, a certain 1963 Alfred Hitchcock avian classic may have to be reclassified from horror to docudrama.
23 Dec, 2014, 06.41 AM IST
Opening up Booker Prize to those outside Commonwealth countriesThe Booker allows the citizen of any country writing a novel in English and published by a UK publisher — both kosher club rules — to make ...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
Sitting duck or a Dodo?Alas, giving up fear also opened the doors of extinction for the hapless birds when the sailor and his stoat arrived on their magic island.
17 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Dealer-owned-dealer-operated pump owners may migrate to private oil companiesThe war for the lucrative autofuel market in big cities is heating up, and state firms are facing an unprecedented challenge.
19 Feb, 2013, 05.19 AM IST
- 'It's a dodo, nothing happening' : Hemen Kapadia
Hemen Kapadia, CEO, www.chartpundit.com, assesses the market mood a day ahead of the budget to ET Now.
25 Feb, 2010, 04.42 PM IST
- Smaller petro retailers won't give up easily
India’s petro retailing story may still have some miles to go before being totally written off.While majors like Reliance are having to shu...
06 May, 2008, 05.13 AM IST