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Ecosystems work with each other no matter how far or disconnected they are. Animals and birds have impacts on each other’s lives and deaths. According to a new study, invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among tiny underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding coral reefs. Now, scientists are saying the resultant changes can rewire food chains on the reefs.Tiny fish and invertebrates that live at the bottom of the sea on coral reefs are known collectively as ‘cryptofauna’. These creatures are often overlooked and little studied, but they play a…
India’s vast examination system relies on many private contractors for its operations MUMBAI: A security guard stands at the gate of an exam centre in Mumbai. Inside, women staff frisk female candidates before letting them in.A doorframe metal detector marks the entrance. Computer terminals wait in disciplined rows. Invigilators watch for the smallest suspicious movement, as CCTV cameras record every second of the examination.Somewhere behind this elaborate machinery sits the question paper, delivered by a logistics firm.To a student entering the centre, it may appear to be a single examination. In reality, almost every part of it has been assembled…
The Delhi high court has directed Google LLC and other defendants to remove 39 short videos in a defamation suit filed by the Isha Foundation (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed Google LLC and other defendants to remove 39 short videos and five English-language videos in a defamation suit filed by the Isha Foundation.The court has clarified that these videos are also covered under its earlier interim takedown order, news agency ANI reported.Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order while allowing an application by the Isha Foundation seeking modification of the court’s March 19 order, which had…
Image Credit: A woman has shared a video on social media alleging that a Zepto delivery partner repeatedly asked to enter her home (Instagram) BENGALURU: A woman has shared a video on social media alleging that a Zepto delivery partner repeatedly asked to enter her home and continued insisting even after she refused, leaving her feeling frightened.In the Instagram video, the woman recounted that the delivery partner arrived at her residence to deliver an order before asking for drinking water. She said she handed him a bottle and told him he could keep it.She alleged that after finishing the bottle,…
Hyderabad: Commuters travelling by bus may soon be able to complete their entire journey from their doorstep to the final destination without worrying about finding an auto at either end. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) is preparing to introduce an integrated electric auto-rickshaw service to bridge first-mile and last-mile connectivity, allowing passengers to book both bus and auto rides together under a single ticketing system.The corporation is in the process of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with electric auto manufacturers to roll out the service. Under the proposed model, electric autos will be deployed to ferry passengers from…
Ahmedabad: Navrangpura police on Thursday booked a woman after a businesswoman alleged that she was assaulted and threatened inside her office on CG Road by the estranged wife of her business partner amid an ongoing matrimonial dispute.According to the FIR, the complainant runs a construction, real estate and outdoor advertising business with a partner whose marital dispute with his wife is pending before a family court.The complainant alleged that on July 3, while she and her staff were at their office in a commercial complex on CG Road, the partner’s wife arrived looking for him. Before anyone could respond, the…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh trade and commerce minister Nyato Dukam on Thursday formally inaugurated resumption of operations at the historic Pangsau Pass border haat in Nampong, Changlang district.The market, which officially reopened on July 20 after a six-year hiatus, will operate on the 10th, 20th and 30th of every month.Dukam stressed on the role of trade in driving grassroots development and urged local traders, administrative authorities and civil society organisations to help build a sustainable economic ecosystem, an official release said.Highlighting the historical significance of Pangsau Pass, the minister said a land port was planned at Nampong to strengthen cross-border connectivity…
Pune: Ninety-minute anthology The End begins where most love stories stop — with declarations of eternal love.Nikhita Singh has directed Mumbai-based Parwana Theatre’s production, which she has written along with Sambita De and Mitali Kalagi. It follows three couples standing at what they believe is the end of their relationship, asking what happens after the happily ever after. It will be staged at Shreeram Lagoo Rang Avkash on Aug 7 at 7pm.The play emerges from an intensely personal chapter in Singh’s life. “I was on a work break in Oct 2023 after seven years in theatre, rethinking both my corporate…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Punjab govt for opposing the Centre’s proposed cashless settlement of Himachal Pradesh’s long-pending dues from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), asking it to clarify its stand within two weeks.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant was informed by the Centre that it had evolved an amicable formula to settle Himachal’s claim for 13,066 million units (MU) of electricity arrears dating back to 1966. Under the proposal, Punjab and Haryana would compensate Himachal in energy instead of cash, while Himachal’s liability of about Rs 420 crore towards capital costs…
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