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In 1950, Australia released the Myxoma virus as biological warfare against its invasive rabbit population. The virus killed 99.8% of infected rabbits within two yearsAustralia grappled with a catastrophic rabbit overpopulation that put its ecosystem and economy at risk. To combat this, scientists unleash...
Quote of the day by Alexander the Great: "Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with..." — Inspiring life lessons on freedom, discipline, resilience, perseverance, and why conquering fear precedes every great victory by the history's greatest military commandersToday's Quote of the Day by Alexander the Great: Alexander the Great’s famous quote highlights that the most relentless conflict in human h...
In 1789, one mysterious outbreak changed Australia's history; scientists may have solved itIn 1789, a horrific outbreak devastated Indigenous Australians around Sydney Harbor. Up to 70% of local First Nations people died. For over...
In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
No specific inputs available regarding biological attack threat at present: GovtThe Union home ministry had no specific inputs on biological attack threats, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Minister Nityanand Rai assured t...
Rishi Sunak warns AI has potential to facilitate development of biological weaponsPrime Minister Rishi Sunak cautions about the potential for artificial intelligence in the development of biological weapons raising concer...
North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in UkraineMoscow ally Pyongyang said US policy was the "root cause of the Ukraine crisis", and this month formally recognised two self-proclaimed pro...
Russia using UN to spread propaganda, Western states say"Russia is once again attempting to use this council to launder its disinformation, spread its propaganda, and justify its unprovoked and b...
U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia's request -diplomatsThe United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented witho...
View: COVID-19, China’s bioweapon warfare strategy and global securityAn issue which needs to be discussed at length is whether Covid-19 is a mere virus having a natural origin or has it been developed in a la...
News of Chinese lab creating 'anthrax-like pathogens' in Pakistan 'fake': Foreign OfficeThe Wuhan Institute of Virology has drawn the international spotlight in recent months because the novel coronavirus is thought to have ori...
China entered covert deal with Pakistan military for bio-warfare capabilities: ReportAs part of a broader offensive against India and Western rivals, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year agreement to expand po...
India to use Israeli solution to safeguard public places in its fight against COVID-19: ReportThe solution developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR), an organisation that works under the supervision of the Prim...
Coronavirus: SC refuses to hear plea for directing Centre to move ICJ for compensation from ChinaA bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and A S Bopanna said it would not entertain PIL which claimed the...
Can pre-symptomatic COVID 19 be an economic warfare tool?Those who are assuming that COVID -19 is an economic warfare tool are quick to point out that losing less than 3400 people to COVID-19 coul...
Proper training must to tackle chemical-biological threats: Rajnath SinghAddressing scientists at a Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) function here, Singh said the country's forces are deploye...
Anti-sub vessel INS Kavaratti set for launch next weekThe ship is propelled by four diesel engines to achieve speeds in excess of 25 knots and has an endurance of more than 3,400 nautical miles.
US approves sale of chemical warfare protective gear to IndiaIndia had made a request for these special clothing as part of its military modernisation programme, the Defence Security Cooperation Agenc...
India must be prepared for biological warfare: Manohar ParrikarManohar Parrikar said India should have an effective system in place to prevent potential consequences against use of chemical or biologica...
- CCS nod for project for nuclear, biological, chemical defence
The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared a Rs 285 crore defence ministry project for developing systems and equipment for protection a...