Why birds suddenly avoid wind turbines painted with snake-like patternsScientists are exploring novel strategies to protect birds from wind turbines, moving beyond simple color changes. A new study suggests usi...
20 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
How roofs can shelter and support cookingGoa's monsoon season highlights the vital role of roofs, from sheltering homes and drying food like onion braids to providing space for com...
17 May, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Kisan Mitra Chhadi: Anti-snake vibration stick unveiled by the Union Agriculture minister that protects farmers from deadly bitesSnake: Indian scientists have developed the Kisan Mitra (Farmer Friend) stick, a specialized safety device designed to detect the presence ...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Watch: man saves cat from python in Singapore by swinging snake mid-attack in viral videoA viral video from Singapore shows a man rescuing a cat from a python by swinging the snake by its tail. Filmed and shared by Marcus Lee on...
02 Nov, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
View: Fashion should be fun, not fatalWhile the bulk of leather in fashion is derived from cattle, leather from reptiles is another industry. For this, crocodiles are bred in ra...
08 Mar, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Karnataka farmers bring crocodile to Hubli electricity office to take a stand against power cutsAmidst the ongoing power woes in Hubli, Karnataka, farmers resorted to a rather unconventional protest. Frustrated with erratic power cuts ...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Navi Mumbai: Salman Khan bitten by snake at his Panvel farmhouse, out of dangerKhan was immediately rushed to MGM hospital in Kamothe by his bodyguards. The actor was immediately treated by the doctors in the casualty ...
26 Dec, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
'Novel Chinese coronavirus may have transmitted to humans from snakes'According to the researchers, including Wei Ji from Peking University Health Science Centre in China, patients who became infected with the...
23 Jan, 2020, 11.23 AM IST
When language no longer meats the ayeIf what might be called the thin edge of the veg becomes a norm, phrases such as ‘bring home the bacon’, or ‘don’t put all your eggs in one...
05 Dec, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
Meet Sathisha: Infosys executive by day, and snakes-wildlife specialist in free timeThe 52-year-old rescued a snake for the first time when he was 13.
05 Feb, 2018, 11.56 AM IST
Move over organic farming, Bengaluru is all for 'natural farming' nowMany Bengalureans may have just discovered the joy of composting at home and growing their own food.
15 Feb, 2017, 02.53 PM IST
India asks EU to lift import ban on some vegetablesIndia has asked the European Union to lift the ban imposed on import of some vegetables like bitter gourd and okra.
07 May, 2015, 11.23 PM IST
Taking steps to get EU ban on Indian vegetables lifted: GovtThe govt said it is taking all diplomatic steps to help get the European Union ban on four Indian vegetables lifted and is taking up the is...
22 Jan, 2015, 10.51 PM IST
Lion found dead near JunagadhA lion was found dead in Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU)'s research farm on the outskirts of Junagadh town on Tuesday morning.
24 Sep, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
Now, buying a pet just a click away on websites like OLX and QuikrAll in a matter of a few clicks, a sign of the maturing of the online marketplace, where you can find cats and dogs, cows and buffaloes, an...
30 Aug, 2014, 08.30 AM IST
Organic trade likely to touch Rs 6,000 crore next yearIndia's organic trade is predicted to touch RS 6K cr by 2015 as states are promoting organic crops in a big way with awareness on good heal...
29 Aug, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
Snake endemic to Western Ghats rescued from Usilampatti farmA Malabar pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus) was rescued from a farm in Usilampatti by the activists of a wildlife body.
06 Nov, 2013, 07.25 AM IST