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Wildlife conservation often depends on projects that begin with strong local knowledge but struggle to secure funding beyond a few years. Around the world, many endangered animals survive because of small organisations working with limited staff, modest budgets and long-term commitment rather than high-profile attention. While those efforts have prevented extinctions in some places, they have rarely been supported on a scale that allows recovery programmes to expand. A newly announced international initiative is attempting to change that approach by directing significant financial backing towards species already facing an uncertain future, to support conservation over many years rather than through…

Why are people wrapping aluminium foil around doorknobs? Simple, practical use of the foil that prevents damage to household hardware.(Photo: AI generated by Canva) There’s a reason kitchen drawers around the world hoard rolls of aluminum foil long after the leftovers are gone.Turns out that it can be used as one of the most useful alternatives in the house, not just for food, but for the small, fiddly problems that come up during any type of daily chore.Anyone who has ever painted a door or got their house whitewashed knows how it works.The edges are taped, dropcloth is laid down,…

TISS reschedules annual convocation for Aug 22, announces reimbursement for student losses MUMBAI: After abruptly cancelling its annual convocation just two days before the scheduled ceremony last weekend, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has rescheduled the event for Aug 22. In another mail, the institute has asked students to submit their reimbursement claims for travel between July 31 and Aug 3. While CJI Justice Surya Kant was the chief guest for the cancelled Aug 2 convocation, a new guest for the rescheduled event has not yet been finalised. Students had claimed that the institute was probably concerned over…

Thakur Anoop Singh pays tribute to late Pradeep Rawat: ‘You’ve only been an inspiration to fight; lived like a lion, now rest in peace’ Veteran actor Pradeep Rawat, best known for his roles in ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Ghajini’, passed away at age 74 after battling cancer, leaving the film industry in mourning as colleagues and co-stars paid tribute. Soon after, tributes poured in from across the industry. Thakur Anoop Singh also took to social media to mourn the passing of his ‘Achari America Yatra’ co-star and express his grief.Thakur Anoop Singh’s emotional tribute to late Pradeep RawatThakur Anoop Singh, who worked…

Carlos Alcaraz’s troubled 2026 season has suffered another major setback after the Spaniard officially withdrew from the Cincinnati Open due to his lingering right wrist injury, casting fresh doubt over his chances of defending the US Open title later this month.The 23-year-old, who lifted the Cincinnati crown in 2025, confirmed on Tuesday (August 4) that he will not be fit in time for the ATP Masters 1000 event, which runs from August 11 to 23. His withdrawal means Alcaraz will forfeit the ranking points earned from last year’s title and head into the North American Grand Slam swing without a…

Russian drone targets Ukrainian vegetable seller in ‘Safari’ attack Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after footage emerged showing a Russian drone pursuing and striking a vegetable seller in the southern city of Kherson, leaving the civilian wounded.Video footage shows a drone pursuing a man around a van being used as a roadside vegetable stall before exploding as he dives behind the vehicle for cover. Police said the man, in his 50s, survived the attack but sustained shrapnel injuries and suffered shock.Reacting to the incident, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the latest footage highlighted what he…

Dinosaur footprint- Representative Image (Photo: Canva) Dinosaurs are the most fearsome creatures to have roamed across the Earth millions of years ago and left their indelible mark on the planet, and quite literally, with their footprints.Even today, any discovery made about their whereabouts, what they ate, and how they lived is still among the most intriguing ones.Recently, one such discovery was made that remained hidden in plain sight for at least 200 million years in Stelvio National Park, high in the Italian Alps, where a wildlife photographer chasing deer and bearded vultures through his lens stumbled onto something far older…

Indian Air Force to activate AFCAT 02/2026 admit card download link today for 379 vacancies AFCAT admit card 2026: The Indian Air Force is scheduled to release the admit card for the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) 02/2026 today at 11 AM. Registered candidates will be able to download their hall tickets from the official AFCAT portal ahead of the written examination scheduled for August 8, 2026.The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 379 vacancies across the Flying Branch and Ground Duty (Technical and Non-Technical) branches under Advertisement No. AFCAT 02/2026. Candidates must carry the admit card to…

‘Thudakkam was never a film I had planned to direct’; Jude Anthany Joseph reveals Ayushmann Khurrana, Sivakarthikeyan projects After the survival thriller ‘2018’ which was based on the Kerala flood that happened 8 years ago, talented director Jude Anthany Joseph is gearing up for the release of ‘Thudakkam’, which marks the acting debut of Vismaya Mohanlal. The film which has an ‘Om Shanthi Oshana’, ‘Drishyam’ touch, also features Mohanlal in a special cameo appearance and is scheduled to release in theatres on August 7.Ahead of the film’s release, Jude spoke about the journey that led him to ‘Thudakkam’. He revealed…

Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC Photo) When Gautam Gambhir landed in Colombo with the Indian team on Tuesday, he did so carrying a contradiction that increasingly defines his tenure as India’s head coach. Few Indian cricketers have spoken more passionately about how sacred Test cricket is to them. Few modern Indian batters built their reputation on tougher overseas assignments quite like Gambhir did.He scored a marathon 137 in Napier to save a Test in New Zealand in 2009, made a century in Wellington and played one of the grittiest innings of his career in Cape Town in 2011 with a…