Karnataka High Court stays Centre's circular on banning 23 'ferocious' dog breeds

India, March 20 -- The circular will be only stayed in the State of Karnataka, the single judge bench said The Karnataka High Court on March 19, 2024 stayed the Government of India's recent circular ... Read More

Right To Food: Give ration cards to 80 million unorganised and migrant workers within 2 months, directs SC

India, March 19 -- Ration cards must be issued irrespective of the quotas defined in section 3 of NFSA, says court The Supreme Court (SC) on March 19 directed all states and Union Territories (UT) to... Read More

Elvish Yadav Arrest: Why does snake venom give a 'kick' to 'psychonauts'?

India, March 18 -- 2022 paper published by AIIMS Jodhpur researchers states snake venom intoxication relatively common in India, although less reported in medical literature Photo Courtesy: @ElvishYa... Read More

Of Saint Patrick and the serpents

India, March 17 -- As the Irish celebrate the feast day of their patron saint globally, some insights into why the Emerald Isle is 'snake-less' and how that may change A vintage stamp showing St Patr... Read More

We never gave any thought to ferocious dog breeds so far: S Theodore Baskaran

India, March 16 -- Down To Earth spoke to conservation writer, historian, naturalist and veteran activist S Theodore Baskaran on the Centre contemplating a ban on certain foreign dog breeds The Depar... Read More

Centre contemplating ban on wolf dogs. But what about the hybrids roaming India's wilds?

India, March 15 -- We hardly know about people breeding wolf dogs in India; but we do know they are prevalent in the wild, say experts The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying recently issued ... Read More

Britain's seas are warming from John O'Groats to The Lizard, data collected by all-female rowboat crew finds

India, March 14 -- Kent, Thames Estuary, East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Humber,Northumberland andScottish Lowlands notable exceptions Temperature differences between 2022 and 2023 GB Row Challenges. Re... Read More

Roman legions, Boer wagons, lions, Cecil Rhodes: Some dogs being considered for ban by Centre have fascinating histories

India, March 13 -- However, 'free-ranging dogs' are a massive crisis and should be the government's focus, says scientist The Centre is contemplating a ban on the import, sale and breeding of several... Read More

Humanitarian crisis in Haiti as the Caribbean's most populous country may have fallen to armed gangs

India, March 11 -- Capital Port-au-Prince a 'city under siege' as US Marines reportedly evacuate embassy staff Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the Caribbean's most populous n... Read More

Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?

India, March 11 -- The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science Most Muslims in India and the subcontinent will begin fasting for the holy month of Ramadan (or Ramzan in South Asia) on M... Read More

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