South Africa released 11 formerly captive elephants onto wild reserves; five years later, their behaviour closely matched elephants that had never lived in captivity

Rewilded elephants on Khamab Kalahari Reserve, who were observed during this research project (from left to right: Ngwedi, Mana, Michael, and Chikwenya) South Africa released 11 elephants that had spent years in captivity into protected reserves. Five years later, researchers found that their behavior was very similar to elephants that had always lived in the…

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From three-day train journeys to CWG, Inunganbi Takhellambam’s long road to Glasgow | Commonwealth Games News

More than a decade ago, Inunganbi Takhellambam would spend nearly three days travelling to age-group national competitions without a reserved train berth, often sitting on the floor beside the washrooms.Along with fellow judokas from Manipur, she would first travel to Dimapur before boarding a train to Kolkata. From there, another train would take them to…

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A 72-year-old man in China cut off a cobra’s head and picked it up five minutes later; it bit his palm, and doctors spent two months saving his hand

Representative Image (Canva) A routine attempt to kill a venomous cobra turned into a medical emergency for a 72-year-old man in eastern China after the snake’s severed head bit him about five minutes later. According to a report by Global Times, the incident left the man with a severely damaged hand, requiring multiple surgeries and…

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Nitesh Tiwari: From Vivek Oberoi to Shobana and Panchayat’s Faisal Malik: Meet the actors behind the blink-and-miss appearances in Ramayana trailer | Hindi Movie News

From Vivek Oberoi to Panchayat’s Faisal Malik: Meet the actors behind the blink-and-miss appearances in Ramayana trailer The trailer of Nitesh Tiwari‘s ambitious mythological epic Ramayana has set social media abuzz since its unveiling on July 30, with fans dissecting every frame of the four-minute spectacle. While the spotlight has largely remained on Ranbir Kapoor…

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The Amazon’s zombie fungus manipulates ants into biting plants before death; scientists have now found it living silently inside mosses more than 10 metres away

An ant (Camponotus renggeri), infected by a fungus, bites into a liverwort plant while holding onto nearby moss with its claws.Photo: IMA Fungus journal The so-called zombie-ant fungus has long fascinated scientists because of the way it takes control of infected ants, forcing them to bite plants before they die. Now, researchers in the Amazon…

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‘I felt that everything was over’: Asmita Dey remembers late father after historic CWG judo gold | Commonwealth Games News

India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,…

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PM Surya Sarovar Yojana: Cabinet approves Rs 5,070 crore scheme for floating solar projects

FSPV projects will include a minimum of 2-hour Energy Storage Systems (ESS). Looking to post solar energy generation capacity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinet on Friday approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) scheme. The scheme targets establishing 5,000 MW of Floating Solar PV (FSPV) capacity in the country.This is a more than seven-fold…

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