15 elephants suspected to have died after eating pesticide-sprayed tomatoes near Kenya’s Amboseli National Park | World News

15 elephants have died in southern Kenya in what wildlife authorities believe is one of the region’s worst wildlife poisoning incidents in decades. Preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide in samples taken from the animals, with investigators suspecting the elephants ingested pesticide-contaminated tomatoes from farms bordering Amboseli National Park. The deaths occurred over a month between…

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From 1990 to 2020, China gained 447,500 sq km of planted forest but lost 219,100 sq km of natural forest; by 2020, only 9.6% remained fully intact

China’s tree cover increased, but natural forests kept shrinking and fragmenting. (AI photo) China’s ambitious tree-planting campaigns have helped increase the country’s overall forest cover over the past three decades. But a new study says the growth in planted forests tells only part of the story.While millions of hectares of trees were added to the…

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CBI Links NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak to Teachers: Major Examination Compromise Exposed | India News

Protest against NEET UG paper leak was held at Jantar Mantar (ANI images) NEW DELHI: NEET-UG 2026 was compromised after the same set of individuals was entrusted with both question-setting and translation, exposing a key procedural lapse.The teachers entrusted with setting and translating the NEET-UG 2026 question paper allegedly memorised the final questions, reconstructed them…

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From LPG to Rabi fertilisers: PM Modi reviews Middle East crisis preparedness | India News

PM Modi reviews Middle East crisis preparedness NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the ongoing conflict in Middle East and assess India’s preparedness to deal with its impact.The meeting reviewed the geopolitical situation, the availability of fuel and fertilisers, the…

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‘Uncompetitive’: Months after IndiGo flights fiasco, airline MD criticises new pilot duty rules

The IndiGo MD’s comments mark one of IndiGo’s strongest public objections to the revised FDTL regulations Months after widespread IndiGo flight disruptions, the airline’s Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has urged the government to revisit the new Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules. He argues that the current framework reduces pilot productivity, drives up airline costs…

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‘My favourite Test batting partner’: Virat Kohli hails Ajinkya Rahane after retirement | Cricket News

Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane Virat Kohli paid tribute to Ajinkya Rahane after the former India batter announced his retirement from international cricket, describing him as his “favourite Test batting partner” and “the safest pair of hands in slips.“In an Instagram post, Kohli shared a picture of himself with Rahane in India’s Test whites and praised…

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CWG 2026: Praveen Chithravel, Selva Prabhu make triple jump final; Neeraj Chopra headlines India’s javelin trio | Commonwealth Games News

Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed a strong day in the athletics arena at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu qualified for the men’s triple jump final, while Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh ensured a clean sweep in the men’s javelin throw qualification.National…

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The 16,000-year-old Pando appears to be a forest, but scientists say all 47,000 trees belong to a single living organism |

At first sight, Pando appears to be an ordinary forest of thousands of trembling aspen trees stretching across Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. As reported by PBS, the reality beneath the ground is far more unusual. Those estimated 47,000 trunks are not separate trees competing for space, but parts of a single living organism connected by…

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