Revolutionary Canopy Bridge Enables Western Hoolock Gibbon to Traverse Railway Line | Guwahati News

Guwahati: For decades, the railway tracks running through Assam’s Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (HGS) in Jorhat district did more than just carrying trains. It cut the forest canopy into two, turning treetop highways into dead ends and splitting families of India’s only ape species, the Western Hoolock Gibbon, inside their only home in the country.Hoolock gibbons…

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I wouldn’t advise my kids to live or study in US

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said he would advise his children against living or studying in the US at the moment, citing a rapidly changing social climate and limited opportunities even for the highly educated.The remarks highlight tensions between the US and its European allies under President Donald Trump, with disputes over trade, the…

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Quota candidates using relaxations ineligible for open category posts: Maharashtra cabinet decision

Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a policy that candidates from reserved categories, who avail concessions in competitive examinations such as age relaxation and educational qualification, will not be eligible to claim appointment against open category posts.The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, a statement issued…

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Karnataka government signs MoU with British Council for undergrad programme | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Karnataka will have SCOUT — Scholars for Outstanding Undergraduate Students — programme again.Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) signed an MoU with British Council and six Karnataka public universities to roll out SCOUT, a fully-funded, two-week residential programme hosted by a selected UK university.Around 30 outstanding undergraduate students can avail of the opportunity. In…

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