This fossilized Pinacosaurus larynx is quietly dismantling the dinosaur roar Hollywood sold us for decadesA rare fossil discovery is changing our understanding of dinosaur sounds. Scientists found a fossilized larynx from an ankylosaur named Pin...
11 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Why Europe Is Quietly Bringing Back an Animal That Went Extinct in 1627The last aurochs, an ancestor of modern cattle, vanished in Poland in 1627. However, a groundbreaking scientific effort is bringing these m...
11 May, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Quote of the day by Reese Witherspoon: 'If you are not yelling at your kids, you are not spending...' Life lessons on parenting, love and human nature by Academy Award winning American actor known for playing lead role in Legally Blonde movie seriesQuote of the day by Reese Witherspoon is gaining attention online as people discuss parenting, life lessons and human nature. The quote spe...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Parrots are 'wild animals', rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damageThe Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer for parrot damage to his pomegranate trees, classifying...
26 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Sri Lanka seeks investors for loss-making Mattala airport built with Chinese loansSri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
‘Ramlal’ the elephant strolls into poll queue, adds colour to Bengal votingPolling in West Bengal's Jhargram saw an unusual interruption. A wandering elephant, Ramlal, briefly paused voting at Jitushol Primary Scho...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
PM Modi holds roadshow in Dehradun ahead of Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor inaugurationPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, a 213 km, six-lane expressway developed at over Rs 12,000 cr...
14 Apr, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
PM Modi to visit Uttarakhand, UP today to inaugurate Delhi-Dehradun Economic CorridorPrime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, where he will inaugurate the Delhi-Dehradun Ec...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Selfie with a herd of wild elephants? Don't even try"Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour," writes...
08 Aug, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Wild elephants kill more than 1,700 Indians in four yearsBetween 2015 and 2018, the govt paid out about Rs 226 crore in compensation for loss of life and property.
10 Feb, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
Bengal seeks Centre’s nod to catch wild elephantsRuling out any proposal to kill animals as in Bihar to save crops, the West Bengal government has sought the Centre's nod to catch wild ele...
11 Jun, 2016, 09.52 PM IST
Forest department plans to domesticate wild elephants in KolhapurThe territorial forest department of Kolhapur region has planned the domestication of wild elephants in Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts.
25 Jan, 2015, 02.43 AM IST
Rapid response teams to counter wild elephants in KeralaIn the wake of increasing incidents of wild elephants straying into human settlements in forest fringe areas, Kerala government has set up ...
16 Jun, 2014, 02.20 PM IST
- Abhimanyu never lets down the Mahout and his assistants
Mythological Mahabharat's Abhimanyu might have lost the battle and his way out of Chakrayuvya ( circled fort), but this 47 year old pachyde...
25 Jun, 2013, 08.23 PM IST
- West Bengal to trap four wild jumbos in September
Almost after two-decades, the Mela Shikar — a traditional method of capturing wild elephants — will make a comeback in the state in Septemb...
22 Jun, 2012, 03.30 AM IST
- No domestication of pachyderms for govt use: Project Elephant
The Centre has said no permit has been issued to Assam for "domestication of wild elephants for government duties", even as the state has a...
15 Nov, 2009, 03.14 PM IST