Kangana Ranaut is the latest BJP leader to comment on Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s controversial remarks on the appearance of Indians. Pitroda sparked a row by claiming that people in eastern India looked like Chinese, while people in southern India looked like Africans. (Also read: Sam Pitroda sparks controversy over ‘Orientals look like Chinese’ remark, … Read more
The forest department in Binor has chalked out a plan to create a sparrow habitat in the vast Indira Park with the help of sparrow enthusiasts and conservationists. The idea is to protect the dwindling sparrow population. For display only (HT file photo) One family from the Binol district stands out in their conservation efforts. … Read more
New Delhi: During a four-day citizen science campaign to document India’s bird diversity, birdwatchers from states and union territories recorded 1,036 species and uploaded more than 61,000 on an electronic platform called ‘ebird’ Bird List. Kerala recorded the highest number of listings, while West Bengal reported the highest number of species (Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher/Parthasarathi Chakrabarti) … Read more
London. Britain’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has said that bird flu has been found for the first time in mammals in the Sub-Antarctic. first time) found. Due to this, the concern of spreading the virus has increased. Large populations of other wildlife in the area are also at risk. Pathogenic avian influenza has … Read more