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Back from brink: India's vultures stage comeback as captive-breeding, release efforts gather paceVultures are making a comeback in India after a two-decade decline, with over 700 birds bred in captivity and released into protected tiger...- UP: Highly toxic pesticide behind vulture deaths in Dudhwa reserve buffer zone, says lab reportScientists at IVRI Bareilly have identified the pesticide 'carbofuran' as the cause of death for 25 vultures in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve bu...
- 'We shouldn’t have taken that loan': Byju’s CEO Raveendran on ED probe, loan default, and Byju’s 3.0In his first extensive public comments since Byju's downfall, founder Byju Raveendran outlined a comeback strategy he calls “Byju’s 3.0”, s...
- Government bans popular painkiller to save vulturesThe Centre has banned the manufacture, sale, and distribution of Nimesulide due to its toxicity to vultures. Studies showed that the drug c...
- Decline in Vulture population leading to health crisis in India, costing nearly $70 billion, 5 lakh deaths, study findsA significant decline in vulture populations in India has led to a public health crisis, causing up to 500,000 premature deaths between 200...
- Health Ministry prohibits sale of Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac to conserve vulturesIn a boost to conserve vultures in the country, the health ministry has prohibited sale of two veterinary drugs-Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac....
- Govt set to ban two vet drugs to protect vulturesIn the representation, it was mentioned that Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac in cattle as toxic as Diclofenac and can kill vultures. Study showe...
- Cannes red carpet turns playground for Hollywood royalty like Scarlett Johansson & Tom HanksOther A-listers who arrived at the film festival included Steve Carell & Adrian Brody.
- View: Bad bank is a good idea, but India's debt-laden banks need a better planHow does one make bad loans seamlessly move from banks to investors who love dealing in junk? How does one make such deals part of a normal...
- New hope for saving vulture populationThe Union government has banned multi-dose vials of human diclofenac, which is expected to give a boost to vulture conservation in the coun...
- Vultures face extinction in Indian subcontinent: United Nations reportThe vulture population has, in fact, witnessed one of the "most dramatic declines" of a wild species in human history, it said.
- Vultures sighted in KatarniaghatDuring a visit to the forest areas of Girjapuri seed farm in Western range, district forest officer (DFO) wildlife, Aasheesh Tewari spotted...
- Vultures now threatened by a second drug called aceclofenacA new study by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has shown that vultures in south Asia are now threatened by a second painkiller drug c...
- In a first, captive-bred vultures to be released in AhmedabadVulture conservation in Gujarat has got a major boost with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) selecting Mahuva and Ahmedabad among t...
- India bats for endosulfan as world calls for a blanket banIndia being the largest producer and user of endosulfan in the world, dependence on this highly toxic insecticide has now led the agricultu...
- The fate of a megapolisA mass movement is imperative to sensitise people to the impact of mindless urbanisation on Delhi's climate.
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