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18 koalas moved to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s; a century on, 27,000 descendants are stripping eucalyptus bare and risk mass starvationKoalas are overpopulating in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges. This boom threatens eucalyptus forests, their food source. Scientists pr...
Kerala bird flu scare: Nearly 6,000 birds to be culled from March 21. Authorities on high alertKerala bird flu scare: Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in Alappuzha's Muhamma grama panchayat, prompting authorities to cull over 5,000 ...
82% human-street dog encounters in India 'peaceful', research finds amid SC orderA University of Edinburgh study reveals that most human-street dog interactions in India are neutral, with aggression being rare. This rese...
Karnataka IT/ITeS Employees Union seeks action against TCS over job cutsTCS last Sunday announced that it would cut 2% of the workforce this fiscal year, affecting more than 12,000 of its mid- and senior-level e...
TCS to lay off 12,000 employees: What we know so far about the mass cullTata Consultancy Services is set to lay off approximately 12,000 employees, representing 2% of its global workforce, over the next three qu...
H5N1 avian influenza detected in Odisha's Puri dist; govt culls over 6,700 birdsAn avian influenza outbreak has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Odisha's Puri district, leading the state government to implement emerg...
Why Zimbabwe is culling elephants — and distributing the meat, againZimbabwe is set to cull at least 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy due to overpopulation, as the reserve holds around 2,550 eleph...
US judge temporarily blocks Trump plans for mass layoffsA U.S. judge has temporarily blocked federal agencies from proceeding with mass layoffs of government workers ordered by President Trump, c...
Why more Americans are renting chickensAmericans are increasingly renting chickens as a response to skyrocketing egg prices driven by the avian flu outbreak. Companies like Rent ...
US considers bird flu vaccination as outbreaks rise: What it means for poultry farmersThe US is reconsidering its bird flu strategy, potentially moving towards vaccination after years of culling infected flocks. The USDA has ...
Odisha culls birds after Avian flu outbreakOdisha has culled more than a thousand chickens following a confirmed H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the Puri district. The outbreak occurred af...
Meta begins latest round of layoffs; tech teams affectedThe layoffs are part of a cost-cutting exercise by founder Mark Zuckerberg, announced last month, which will culminate in 10,000 positions ...
African swine fever reported in Kerala's WayanadAfrican swine fever has been reported from two farms at Mananthavady in Kerala's Wayanad district, officials said on Friday. The disease wa...
Bird flu: Over 2,000 birds to be culled in 2 districts in MaharashtraCulling is basically the mass slaughter of domestic poultry birds, such as chickens and ducks, to contain the spread of bird flu. During th...
Bird flu spreads to 10 states; Centre allays fears of transmission to humansPrime Minister Narendra Modi asked all state governments to remain alert and ensure a constant vigil near places such as water bodies, zoos...
Bird flu outbreak spreads to 20% of Japan's prefecturesMore than 370,000 head of poultry will be slaughtered and buried after avian influenza was discovered at two breeding farms in Mimasaka cit...
Volkswagen to trim as many as 4,000 jobs amid digital overhaulThe move, brokered with VW’s powerful unions, includes job guarantees through 2029, the manufacturer said on Wednesday in a statement.
Australia to cull 650,000 camels: ReportThe Australian government's decision came in the wake of reports that the thirsty dromedaries are barging into people's homes, ripping up t...
- Credit Suisse bets big on India, to acquire NBFC
Credit Suisse is on an aggressive growth path in the country. The bank is in the process of acquiring a non-banking finance company (NBFC) ...
- New outbreak of bird flu hits West Bengal: Minister
Bird flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of West Bengal which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year.