Despite successful bans on the veterinary drug diclofenac in Nepal and parts of India, a decade-long undercover investigation reveals that toxic alternatives like flunixin and nimesulide are rapidly replacing it, posing a renewed existential threat to the region’s critically endangered vulture populations.
On January 31st starting at around 17:18 IST, India will witness a rare celestial event-- a total lunar eclipse coinciding with a supermoon and a blue moon.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow on the moon. This is called a total lunar eclipse.