Chennai, India has become a hub for the illegal exotic pet trade, with a market estimated to be worth Rs 1,000 crore ($134 million). Despite the trade being illegal, the law is virtually toothless once the animals reach the market. Exotic animals, including monkeys, macaws, and iguanas, are sold openly at various markets in...
Read MoreA woman in MP’s Sidhi district was allegedly brutalized with an iron rod and run over by a tractor during a property dispute. Initially registered as attempted murder, the police are considering adding additional charges after the victim’s family revealed the gruesome details of the torture. The woman is currently in critical condition in...
Read MoreA group of environmental engineering students in Ahmedabad have developed a bot that converts air pollution data into units of cigarettes smoked daily. The air quality index in different areas of the city on the weekend accounted for the equivalent of smoking two cigarettes. Experts warn that air quality deteriorates in winter, leading to...
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Read MoreThe director of a pharmaceutical company in Haryana has been arrested by Gujarat’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for allegedly diverting a large quantity of pseudoephedrine, a key chemical used to make the banned drug methamphetamine. The NCB claims that nearly 475.2 kg of pseudoephedrine, worth Rs 2,000 crore, was diverted. The director, Sumit Kumar,...
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