‘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.
Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood and his son Ayaan adopted a stray dog in March and named it Naruto. He made the announcement on social media, along with a picture of his son holding the new member of the family.
Zoos cannot buy or sell animals but only exchange them under the exchange program.
Most scientists believe the new virus jumped from animals to humans, with suspicion around a market in Wuhan that sold wildlife for meat.
The global number of confirmed cases passed 1.8 million, reaching 1,848,503, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. There have been 114,185 deaths globally.
A wet market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is believed to be the source of the coronavirus pandemic that began in December last year, crossing from animals to humans.
