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How Elephants Use Memory, Recognition, and Recall to Remember Humans They Met Decades Earlier

The Reunion That Started the QuestionsIn 1999, two Asian elephants named Shirley and Jenny were placed in the same enclosure at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. They had not seen each other in 22 years. Within minutes, they were touching faces through the bars, vocalizing, and refusing to be…

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NIA arrests two absconders in Karnataka BJP Yuva Morcha leader's murder case

The National Investigation Agency has arrested two key absconders in the Praveen Nettaru murder case. These accused were apprehended in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Their arrests bring the total number of accused held to twenty-four individuals. The NIA had previously issued look-out circulars and arrest warrants for them.…

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AI, human leadership key to future of project management, says expert

Speaking after inaugurating WAVES 2026, the 16th Annual Project Management Conference of the PMI Kerala Chapter here, Dawber said organisations need leaders who can inspire people across disciplines and adapt to a rapidly changing technological landscape, according to a statement on Sunday.

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Kerala govt to launch 'Pink Chitty' to encourage women to save travel cost benefits: CM

Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Sunday said his government would launch a 'Pink Chitty' scheme through the Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd. to promote savings amongst women generated from free travel initiatives. He urged women not to spend their savings and instead invest in such schemes. The CM announced…

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Why Horses and Other Animals Sleep Standing Up: The Evolutionary Threat Behind This Survival Instinct

The Body That Cannot Afford to RestA horse can fall into slow-wave sleep on its feet. Its legs do not buckle. A passive stay apparatus, a system of tendons and ligaments in each leg, locks the joints without any muscular effort, holding the animal upright while its brain cycles through…

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Kerala govt forms panel for Wayanad landslide debris removal

A three-member expert committee has been formed by the Kerala government. This committee will visit Wayanad tunnel and township project sites. They will submit a report on removing landslide debris accumulated there. Seven bodies were recovered after the Wayanad landslide occurred on July seventh. The committee will guide the District…

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5 Indian Festivals That Require Serious Travel Planning and Reward Every Bit of It

Kumbh Mela, PrayagrajThe largest peaceful gathering on earth draws between 40 and 50 million people over its full run, and the Maha Kumbh cycle, which falls every twelve years at Prayagraj, pulls even more. The Sangam, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswati converge, is the bathing point, and…

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Hornbill Festival in Nagaland Is the Cultural Event That Changes How You See India

The thing nobody tells you before you goYou expect colour. You expect drums. You have seen the photographs, the headdresses made from the tail feathers of the great Indian hornbill, the warriors in full Naga regalia standing against a pine-green hillside outside Kohima. What the photographs cannot carry is the…

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Wayanad landslide: Ensure ex-gratia to deceased, injured disbursed on time, says Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court ordered timely ex-gratia payments for Wayanad landslide victims. It also directed the swift handover of deceased individuals to their families. The court sought a government report on work stoppage at the tunnel project site. Ex-gratia payments and injured treatment costs can be charged to the tunnel…

The Economic Times

US data scientist who memorised 2,000 Indian songs by age 3, now does concerts in Kerala: Learnt Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali through cassettes

US data scientist Navaneeth Unnikrishnan, who memorised more than 2,000 Indian songs by the age of three, is winning audiences in Kerala with a unique concert format. Having learnt Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali through cassette tapes, he now decodes ragas and the stories behind classic film songs.

The Economic Times

Why Bee Populations Face Extinction: The Decline, the Pesticides, and the Food We Stand to Lose

The Scale of What Is Already GoneA single honeybee colony can contain up to 80,000 workers. In the United States alone, beekeepers lost an estimated 45.5% of managed honeybee colonies in 2022 to 23, according to the Bee Informed Partnership, one of the highest annual losses on record. Europe has…

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India Wildlife Safari Planning: What First-Timers Miss Before Booking a Tiger Reserve

The Permit System Will Confuse You the First TimeEvery national park in India divides its core zone into numbered safari zones, and each zone has a fixed daily quota of jeeps. Ranthambore, for instance, has six zones in its core area. Zones 1, 2, and 3 sit closer to the…

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The Great Hornbill's Nesting Ritual Is Unlike Anything Else in India's Bird World

A Bird That Walls Itself InThe female great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) does something no other bird in India does during breeding season: she enters a hollow tree, and the pair plasters the entrance shut with mud, droppings, and fruit pulp until only a narrow vertical slit remains. She stays inside…

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Monsoon batters Delhi, Mumbai; 11 feared trapped in Pune building collapse

Heavy monsoon rains battered India, causing widespread floods and disruptions. Flash floods and waterlogging affected Delhi, Mumbai, and Gujarat, with several deaths reported. Maharashtra faced landslides and disrupted train services due to swollen rivers. Kerala and Jammu also experienced severe weather events and rescue operations. Authorities are assessing damage and…

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Wayanad landslide: Priority to searching for missing persons, says Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan visited the Wayanad landslide-affected area. Search operations for five missing persons continue amid continuous rainfall and a red alert. Injured individuals are receiving hospital care, and displaced people are in relief camps. Two committees will study the disaster's causes and project compliance. Tunnel project…

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Weather Tomorrow (July 9): IMD says monsoon to cover entire India soon; Heavy rain alert for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand & more. Check full advisory

IMD weather tomorrow July 9: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the country on July 9. Conditions remain favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance over the remaining parts of north India, completing its coverage of the entire country…

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Rescuers search for five missing people after deadly landslide in India's Kerala state

Experts say human-caused climate change is intensifying South Asia’s monsoons, which traditionally run from June to September and again from October to December.

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Rescuers search for 5 missing people after a deadly landslide in India's Kerala state

Rescue teams in the southern Indian state of Kerala are racing to find five people still missing a day after heavy monsoon rains caused a deadly landslide

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House Sparrows Are Disappearing From Indian Cities and What Their Decline Signals About Urban Life

A species built for human proximityPasser domesticus evolved alongside human settlements. For roughly 10,000 years, it has lived in the gaps we leave, roof eaves, wall cavities, the space behind a loose brick. Unlike migratory birds that pass through, the house sparrow is a resident. It does not leave a…

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Weather Tomorrow, July 8: IMD issues heavy rain alert for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, UP, Uttarakhand & more; check if your state is on the warning list

Weather Tomorrow, July 8: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall across several parts of the country on Wednesday, July 8. Heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds, is expected in multiple states. The southwest monsoon continues to strengthen and is likely to cover…

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Worker dead and seven missing after landslide strikes Kerala tunnel construction site

Rescue teams race to find trapped workers

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One of Kerala’s lowest paid professionals: The private school teacher

Kerala has long been known for offering the country’s highest wages for manual labour, attracting lakhs of interstate migrant workers every year. A construction worker earns around Rs 1,200 a day, agricultural labourers often make more than Rs 1,000, and domestic workers earn at least Rs 500 a day.

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Wayanad landslide: 2 dead, 7 missing after rubble collapses at Kerala tunnel project site

A severe landslide hit Kalladi near Meppady on Tuesday, alarming authorities with concerns that several individuals could be trapped beneath the debris from a tunnel road construction site. Quick action from local residents led to the rescue of three individuals, prompting ongoing search efforts. Rescue teams from Fire and Rescue…

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South Central 82: Losing your vote and passport | PE in Kerala hospitals

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss senior journalist R Rajagopal’s letter regarding the removal of his name from the electoral rolls, denying him renewal of his passport. The hosts are joined by R Rajagopal himself and Shivasundar, a senior activist and researcher who…

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Brazil's World Cup exit leaves Kerala fans in tears

Kerala's fervent football fans are heartbroken following Brazil's shocking FIFA World Cup exit. Giant cutouts of Neymar and other stars were dismantled as supporters expressed their grief online and in public. Neymar's announcement of his international retirement after the Round of 16 defeat amplified the emotional outpouring, marking the end…

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