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Two new books, by Stephen Alter and Hannah Mumby, shed new light on humans relationships with elephants Firstpost 20-02-2021 Mongabay- India © Provided by Firstpost Two new books, by Stephen Alter and Hannah Mumby, shed new light on humans relationships with elephants By Prerna Singh Bindra In the second week of January, staff at a local resort in Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu, in trying to chase away a wild elephant, inadvertently set it on fire. A video of flames engulfing the ...

Express News Service DEHRADUN: Satpal Maharaj, state irrigation minister of Uttarakhand on Tuesday revived the debate about lost nuclear device strengthening the rumors that it may be the reason behind the flashfloods caused due to melting of the glacier.  "Its a matter of concern about how glaciers are melting in the mountains resulting in such unfortunate events. The plutonium pack which was kept to monitor China’s movement is no longer there. I request the government to investigate this a...

Did a lost nuclear device cause Chamoli flash floods? Decades-old suspicion comes back to haunt villagers In the year 2018, state cabinet minister of Uttarakhand Satpal Maharaj had said that he had urged the Prime Minister to take action in this regard.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Rescue operations underway near the damaged Dhauliganga hydro power projectat Raini village in Uttarakhand. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) Express News Service CHAMOLI: While experts are yet to pinpoint the cau...