The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) now calculates interest on final PF settlements up to the date the payment is authorised, not just until the end of the previous month. The rule,…
On September 8, five infant orangutans were found abandoned in a reserve forest in Balasore, Odisha, thousands of kilometers from their native range in Indonesia and Malaysia. The critically endangered animals have…
A viral Instagram video of Tamil actor Vikram cuddling a lar gibbon has triggered a Forest Department investigation, leading to the seizure of 11 exotic animals from a farmhouse in Perundurai, Erode…
Vantara has told the Supreme Court it will impose a 12-month moratorium on applications to import animals, effective June 5, 2026, the date of its last physical import. In a filing made…
Vietnam has seized 1,193 kg of elephant ivory and 79.3 kg of big cat bones hidden in sawn timber at Quy Nhơn port, the largest such haul at that port. The three…
Forest officials have found seven African serval cats, including three newborn cubs, during an inspection of a farm in Erode owned by S K Keshavanathan. The farm had earlier supplied Lar Gibbons…
Actor Vikram is under investigation after an Instagram reel showing him cuddling a lar gibbon, an endangered primate, sparked a wildlife violation probe. The Times of India reports conservationists raised the alarm…
