In 1912, New Zealand released wallabies near Rotorua; they now occupy more than 200,000 hectares and, if left unchecked, could spread across a third of the country by 2065, causing $84 million in damage a year

Authorities are asking people to report sightings and signs of the animals. (Photo: WWF Australia) Wallabies introduced to New Zealand more than a century ago have spread across more than 200,000 hectares in the country’s North Island. Authorities are now working to control their population because the animals can damage native forests, compete with farm…

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‘Withdraw existing questionnaire’: Kharge, Rahul Gandhi write to PM Modi over caste census issue | India News

Rahul, Kharge write to PM Modi over caste census NEW DELHI: Congress high-command Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the PM Modi-led government to change the way caste information is being collected in the census, warning that the current method could result in inaccurate data.The grand old party leaders also called for withdrawal…

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Gitanjali Rao: From a child prodigy detecting lead in water to making her way to MIT and writing history with the Stephen Hawking Junior Medal at 19

Gitanjali Rao: From a child prodigy detecting lead in water to making her way to MIT and writing history with the Stephen Hawking Junior Medal at 19. When most kids were still trying to win gold stars for papier-mâché volcanoes, Gitanjali Rao was watching the Flint water crisis unfold on TV and thinking, “Why do…

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Fedex Delhi Cargo Hub: From 600 to 5,000 packages an hour: FedEx unveils $150 million Delhi cargo hub

Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu during the groundbreaking ceremony of Federal Express Corporation’s (FedEx) integrated air cargo hub, in New Delhi Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) plans to invest around $150 million (over Rs 1,400 crore) to develop an integrated air cargo hub spread across 2.3 lakh square feet at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).The…

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Batting failure? No problem: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits back with two wickets in four balls in Duleep Trophy – WATCH | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: A poor outing with the bat did not stop Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from making an impact in the Duleep Trophy. The 15-year-old East Zone vice-captain rolled up his sleeves and picked up two wickets in the space of four balls against North East Zone in the quarter-final at the BCCI…

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For 30 years, the “Kerry cow” bones were seen as proof of early farming in Ireland; scientists now say they belonged to a bear and wild boar

Representative Image (AI-generated) For more than three decades, a collection of animal bones from Ireland’s Ferriter’s Cove was considered some of the earliest evidence that farming had reached the island. But new research has now overturned that interpretation. According to University College Dublin (UCD), bones once identified as cattle have instead been identified as belonging…

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