China’s decision to block two proposals by India and the United States to list Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders on the United Nations Security Council’s 1267 terror list is part of a well-worn pattern now. Since June, New Delhi and Washington have made five such proposals, with China placing a hold on …

Eight wildlife scientists have raised concerns over the Central government’s move to introduce African cheetahs in India. The scientists, in an article titled “Introducing African cheetahs to India is an ill-advised conservation attempt”, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, said that there are unknown ecological, disease-related and genetic risks involved …

A new member of the grasshopper world, which has been identified from Tamil Nadu, is named after the Dravidian landscape. The newly described pygmy unicorn grasshopper Dravidacrisannamalaica is restricted to the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. A specimen collected by a team comprising Dhaneesh Bhaskar, H. Sankararaman and Niko Kasalo …

Even a decade ago, there stood a dilapidated palace at Eraniel in Kanniyakumari district, which was once the abode of the Venadu and Travancore kings. Even in its ruins, one could sense its former glory and architectural excellence. There is evidence that the palace existed even in the 15th Century. …

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has won the national intellectual property award for 2021 and 2022. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, had instituted the award. The criteria was patent applications, grants and commercialisation. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Commerce and …