‘Diwali’ a nightmare for animals and birds
Diwali or Deepavali being India’s biggest Festival of Lights has now become one of the most discomforting festivals for animals.
Diwali or Deepavali being India’s biggest Festival of Lights has now become one of the most discomforting festivals for animals.
World Animal Day, celebrated on October 4th annually, serves as a platform to spotlight collective efforts directed towards animal well-being
Inter-services rivalry is a post-Independence problem, because the colonial administration could ensure that the military and the various components of bureaucracy worked in close co-ordination. Friction between members of services started building up soon after Independence to fill up the large number of senior posts that had fallen vacant after the exodus of British officers. Promotions, too, became much easier in the new regime
Regular showers assist in regulating their body temperatures. Fans have been installed in the reptiles' enclosures.
Fossilised traces of early animals - known as Ediacaran biota, multi-celled organisms that required oxygen - have been found in sedimentary rocks that are 541 to 635 million years old.
"Whenever an infection transmits from humans to animals is called reverse zoonosis. It's not only about SARS-CoV-2, but also includes other COVID like infections. Any infection that originally comes from animals to humans is called zoonosis," Dr Abraham said.
Nikolai Petrovsky, a professor at Flinders University, and veterinarian Sam Kovac joined forces to adapt COVAX-19 for animals, reports Xinhua news agency.
The letter comes in response to the draft Postgraduate (PG) Medical Education Regulations 2021, released by the National Medical Commission (NMC), which mandates the use of animals in teaching and training of PG pharmacology and physiology courses.
At the event, Joint Secretary at the ministry and Chairman of Animal Welfare Board O P Choudhary said, "we have suggested an increase in penalty and even jail term under the draft amendment bill.
A12-year-old lioness Sheena, also sheltered at the Dehiwala Zoo, tested positive for the virus who has recovered