Month: August 2026

Science for All Newsletter Why bats do not fall ill from the viruses they spread

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Science for All Newsletter Why bats do not fall ill from the viruses they spread

Unlike every single mammal in the world, bats possess two copies of genes that produce antibodies, a new study has found. | Photo Credit: CreativeNature_nl (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) The world’s only winged mammals, nocturnal…

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Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ‘new normal’

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Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ‘new normal’

Smoke rises over the northwest flank of the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, British Columbia, Canada | Photo Credit: Reuters A wildfire that forced more than 20,000 people to flee from their homes in western Canada moved so quickly that crews had to abandon firefighting to help residents escape, a pace British Columbia’s premier said…

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World

Kerala HC says it achieved a higher case clearance ratio

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Kerala HC says it achieved a higher case clearance ratio

The Kerala High Court has claimed to have achieved a significant increase in the number of matters available for hearing and disposal through the recently introduced Auto Cause List System (ACLS) and the campaigns undertaken by the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to settle the cases. The ACLS automatically identifies long-pending cases, prioritises them for listing…

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Jharkhand protest: Agitating students accuse govt. of withholding health details of Devendra Mahto to weaken stir

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Jharkhand protest: Agitating students accuse govt. of withholding health details of Devendra Mahto to weaken stir

Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto undergoes medical treatment in Sadar Hospital. File | Photo Credit: PTI Students protesting against recruitment exam irregularities in Jharkhand on Thursday (August 13, 2026) accused the Ranchi district administration of deliberately withholding the health details of Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on a hunger strike for the past 12…

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AUS vs BAN 1st Test: Hasan Mahmud takes six wickets as Bangladesh bowls out Australia for 198

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AUS vs BAN 1st Test: Hasan Mahmud takes six wickets as Bangladesh bowls out Australia for 198

Hasan Mahmud congratulated by teammates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Steve Smith during their cricket Test match in Darwin, Australia | Photo Credit: AAP Image via AP Hasan Mahmud took a career-best haul of 6-55 to help bowl out Australia for 198 on the opening day of the Top End Test cricket series against…

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U.S. ambassador to Israel denounces settler siege on Palestinians as ‘terror’

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U.S. ambassador to Israel denounces settler siege on Palestinians as ‘terror’

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Fiel | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of West Bank settlements, on Thursday (August 13, 2026) denounced as “terror” a siege by settlers against Palestinians that drew an unsuccessful intervention by the army. Settlers near Nablus since Sunday (August 9, 2026) have blockaded…

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Man dies after hand gets trapped in note-shredding machine at RBI office in Kerala

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Man dies after hand gets trapped in note-shredding machine at RBI office in Kerala

A man died after his hand was accidentally caught in a machine at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the police said on Thursday (August 13, 2026). The incident occurred on Wednesday when the installation of a note-shredding machine was underway at the apex bank complex, they said. The deceased, identified…

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Supreme Court asks government to consider plea flagging ‘high-risk’ AI in public welfare

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Supreme Court asks government to consider plea flagging ‘high-risk’ AI in public welfare

The Chief Justice said the petition raised technical issues in the policy domain, and the court lacked the necessary technical know-how to address them. File | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (August 13, 2026) asked the union government to consider a petition filed by an apex court lawyer flagging…

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Over 2,950 dogs sterilised to save Black-necked Cranes and wildlife in Ladakh

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Over 2,950 dogs sterilised to save Black-necked Cranes and wildlife in Ladakh

Black-necked Cranes. Photo credit: Kishor Rithe, Director of BNHS | Photo Credit: Kishor Rithe, Director of BNHS Over 2,950 free-ranging dogs (FRDs) were sterilised with the aim of saving Black-necked Cranes (BNC) and boosting wildlife tourism-based livelihoods in Ladakh under the initiative of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) along with the Indian Army, the Animal…

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