Noted neurosurgeon passes away
Dr Sandip Chatterjee, the famous neurosurgeon passed away at his residence this morning after a brief illness.
Dr Sandip Chatterjee, the famous neurosurgeon passed away at his residence this morning after a brief illness.
Floods in Assam have once again highlighted the delicate balance between natural disasters and wildlife conservation.
Flood in Assam has so far claimed 38 lives as 3 people died after drowning in flood waters in the last 24 hours.
In view of the rise in maximum temperature during the day, special arrangements of water coolers, water pools and sprinkles among others have been made for animals in Delhi's National Zoological Park.
Diwali or Deepavali being India’s biggest Festival of Lights has now become one of the most discomforting festivals for animals.
Zoos cannot buy or sell animals but only exchange them under the exchange program.
Most scientists believe the new virus jumped from animals to humans, with suspicion around a market in Wuhan that sold wildlife for meat.
The global number of confirmed cases passed 1.8 million, reaching 1,848,503, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. There have been 114,185 deaths globally.
A wet market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is believed to be the source of the coronavirus pandemic that began in December last year, crossing from animals to humans.
Chinese disease control officials had identified wild animals sold in a Wuhan market as the source of the Coronavirus pandemic that has infected well over 1.2 million people worldwide and killed nearly 70,000.
