Wild about nature: Four health benefits of the outdoors

Wild about nature: Four health benefits of the outdoors

Getty Images Spending just 20 minutes in nature can trigger measurable changes inside your body If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it’s not your imagination – it’s biology. Being outdoors can trigger measurable changes inside your body from lowering stress hormones, easing blood pressure … Read more

17-year-old narrowly escapes wild elephant attack in Aralam rehabilitation area in Kerala 

17-year-old narrowly escapes wild elephant attack in Aralam rehabilitation area in Kerala 

image for representation | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah A 17-year-old student narrowly escaped a wild elephant attack in the Aralam rehabilitation area in Kannur, Kerala, on Friday. The student, identified as C.K. Adi, a trainee at Kakkayangad ITI, was on his way to the institute when he encountered the elephant. Witnesses said the animal, … Read more

Farmers seek more compensation for crop damage by wild animals

Farmers seek more compensation for crop damage by wild animals

Labour minister and district-in-charge minister for Dharwad on Monday spent the entire day visiting affected villages in his constituency (Kalaghatagi) where crops have been damaged by wild animals and held ‘Jana Spandana’ grievances redressal meeting in Kalaghatagi town. The visit began with visit to Hulakoppa and Galagi villages, where the crops in the farmland of … Read more

Officials directed to respond swiftly to wild animal menace

Officials directed to respond swiftly to wild animal menace

Minister in charge of Chamarajanagar district K. Venkatesh presiding over a district level Karnataka Development Programme meeting on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh, who is also the Minister in charge of Chamarajanagar district, has directed the officials to respond swiftly to the complaints of wild animal … Read more

Protests brewing in Wayanad as one more person falls victim to wild elephant attack

Protests brewing in Wayanad as one more person falls victim to wild elephant attack

Protests are brewing in Wayanad with one more person dying in wild elephant attack, the second such incident in the past two days, and the United Democratic Front (UDF) calling for a hartal in the district on February 13. According to sources, the deceased is Balakrishnan alias Balan, 27, a native of Attamala Erattukund near … Read more

Woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Idukki

Woman trampled to death by wild elephant in Idukki

A 45-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kompanpara, near Peruvanthanam, in Idukki, on Monday. The deceased was identified as Sofia Ismail, a resident of Kompanpara under Peruvanthanam panchayat. According to officials, the incident occurred on TR and T Estate around 6 p.m. Sofia had gone to bathe in a nearby … Read more

Public protest delays shifting of the body of man killed by wild tusker in Kuttampuzha

Public protest delays shifting of the body of man killed by wild tusker in Kuttampuzha

The body of a man trampled to death by a wild tusker at Urulanthanni in Kuttampuzha panchayat along the eastern suburbs of Ernakulam district on Monday (December 16, 2024) night was allowed to be moved from the scene of tragedy to the hospital by the protesting people only on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) around 2.30 … Read more

Wild swimmers horrified by stream polluted by antibiotics

Wild swimmers horrified by stream polluted by antibiotics

BBC Jo Broughton said she no longer swims in local rivers Thousands of people will march on London on Sunday at a family-friendly rally to highlight the importance of clean water in their lives. The BBC speaks to residents near one rural waterway, which scientists found had the second highest levels of active pharmaceutical pollution … Read more