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Diluting the Wildlife (Protection) Act for rhesus macaques will be devastating for this Indian speciesRhesus macaques, once protected in India, now face weakened legal safeguards. Captured from the wild, they endure horrific transport and ex...13 Dec, 2024, 11.33 PM IST- Older, wiser, pickier about hanging outNew research shows that older rhesus macaques and female red deer benefit from being less sociable. They form fewer social connections and ...01 Nov, 2024, 08.00 AM IST
- Assam Floods: 131 wild animals dead, 97 rescued in Kaziranga National ParkAt least 131 wild animals have died in floods in Kaziranga National Park, with 96 others rescued. Dead animals include six rhinos, 117 hog ...08 Jul, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
- Third eye: Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra linked to mythical MahabaliGovernmental buildings in Lutyens zone have been faced with a simian challenge for years now. Several measures, including bringing in Langu...04 Sep, 2022, 08.45 AM IST
- Experimental mRNA vaccine for HIV shows promise in animalsThe research, which was carried out by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Moderna and other i...09 Dec, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
- How Rhesus macaque monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial!Dr Balram Bhargava says that it is important to remember that the heroes of Covaxin's success story are not just human ones as 20 monkeys a...14 Nov, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
- Two COVID-19 vaccines for young children show promise in early trials: Study"Safe and effective vaccines for young children will help limit the spread of COVID-19 because we know children can transmit the virus to o...16 Jun, 2021, 04.12 PM IST
- Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network to track COVID-19 vaccineA national expert group on COVID-19 vaccine has been constituted to guide the government on prioritisation of population groups for vaccina...20 Sep, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
- Order to cull Himachal Pradesh’s ‘vermin’ monkeys draws activists’ ireUnion environment ministry has declared monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh, allowing local authorities to cull this a...19 Jul, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
- Will Earth become a planet of the apes?Chinese scientists have recently created a transgenic monkey whose DNA has the human gene.12 Apr, 2019, 09.24 AM IST
- Scientists decode possible origin of human speechNew York, July 23 (IANS) Researchers have discovered neural circuits in the brains of rhesus macaque monkeys that could represent a common ...23 Jul, 2018, 06.02 PM IST
- Social ties boost life expectancy in monkeys: StudyLondon, May 17 (IANS) Large families and strong social ties help monkeys to live longer, new research has said.17 May, 2017, 02.15 PM IST
- Centre has not given any permission for culling of wild animals: Anil Madhav DaveThe minister said "declaration vermin for a limited period is a response only for dealing with overpopulation in some areas, outside forest...18 Jul, 2016, 03.37 PM IST
- SC to hear plea seeking quashing of Centre's culling orderThe Centre had issued notifications permitting the three states to kill the animals on the ground that they were posing danger to human lif...16 Jun, 2016, 10.48 AM IST
- If the descendants can ram six-wheeled mobile devices, so can the ancestorsHowever, even though much like the airport incident, the monkey-jacked bus also slammed into a couple of other vehicles, the simian cannot ...24 Dec, 2015, 03.31 AM IST
- Experimental MERS vaccine shows promise in animalsAn experimental vaccine for the deadly MERS virus has shown positive results in animal testing, bringing researchers a step closer.29 Jul, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
- Pneumonia bacterium may permanently scar the heartThe researchers found proof that Streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, actually physically damages t...26 Sep, 2014, 07.26 PM IST
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