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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 starvation- Flesh-eating screwworm parasite infection case rises as U.S government makes emergency move
- Flesh-eating parasitic fly screwworm that could cause millions of dollars damage to US economy detected
- New human screwworm case in US traced to person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala, sources sayA human case of flesh-eating screwworm is confirmed in Maryland. The person had travelled from Guatemala. This is the first confirmed case ...25 Aug, 2025, 07.09 AM IST
- Millions of flies to rain from US planes? Here’s why Washington may make this wild moveThe United States has temporarily closed its southern border to livestock imports due to the northward spread of the New World screwworm fl...12 Jul, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
- The US is spending $8.5 mn to breed flies in Texas near Mexico border. Reason: 'man-eater' screwwormsThe U.S. is investing $8.5 million to build a fly-breeding facility in Texas, aiming to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating para...19 Jun, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
- Flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef pricesThe New World Screwworm, a parasite devastating to livestock, is spreading north through Mexico, prompting the U.S. to halt cattle imports....02 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
- Controversial Olympic Games founder Pierre de Coubertin to get wax figure in ParisThe wax likeness of the French baron, who was born in Paris in 1863, will be unveiled at the famed museum in July, before the start of the ...05 Apr, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
- Debunking common pee myths! Urine therapies and their efficacy explainedTo cut to the chase, no. Urine is waste and should be left excreted from the body.21 Oct, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
- India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across statesOf the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which im...15 Dec, 2020, 05.14 PM IST
- Genocide in Xinjiang by Chinese Communist Party akin to Nazi Germany: ReportThe Foreign Policy, one of world’s renowned foreign affairs magazine, in a report said that recent findings "evoke chilling parallels to pa...18 Jul, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
- Google's machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink vector's numbersSan Francisco, July 23 (IANS) Google's parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised...23 Jul, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
- Government to go ahead with birth control injectionsDrugs Technical Advisory Board's recommendations are based on studies conducted by the ICMR in India for injectable contraceptives.27 Sep, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
- Will sex be just for fun in a few decades?For instance, live-in relationships — it has become so common in the last few years. Or the trend of having sex buddies. It's just a matter...16 Jul, 2015, 12.37 PM IST
- Population Foundation of India wants to include family planning in SDGsThe country needs to do much more to promote reproductive rights of females, which is critical for sustainable development said the NGO.10 Jul, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
- Female sterilization up 36%, males’ dips 24%A botched health camp in Chhattisgarh where sterilization were conducted under dubious circumstances left 11 women dead and 40 in shock and...04 Feb, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
- Women undergo 98 per cent of sterilizations in IndiaThe botched sterilization of women in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh has once again highlighted the murky world of such mass sterilizations in Indi...12 Nov, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
- Haryana eyeing to achieve Total Fertility Rate of 2.1 levelAccording to the Census 2011 report, the total population of the state was 2,53,53,081, of which 1,35,05,130 were males and 1,18,47,951 fem...17 Jun, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
- Follow rules, update records: Central Zoo Authority to Amar CircusA high-level committee of Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on Monday directed the Amar Circus owner to maintain records and follow prescribed ru...26 Jun, 2012, 01.54 AM IST
- Kukrail centre gets over 100 ghariyal hatchlingsThe Kukrail rehabilitation centre got more than 100 ghariyal hatchlings on Friday. The young ones hatched at the centre after two-months lo...09 Jun, 2012, 05.40 AM IST
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