Title: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?; Author: Frans De Waal; Publisher: Granta Books; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 499


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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has recovered 24 pieces of ivory weighing 5.8 kgs near Guwahati Railway station in Assam, the agency said in a release on Sunday.


DRI recovers 24 pieces of ivory in Guwahati


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday launched a week-long state-wide polythene removal campaign from the state capital by involving school students, volunteers and Home Guard personnel.


Himachal CM launches polythene removal campaign


From singing some of Bollywood's most romantic numbers to lending voice to songs with a message -- the melodious Shaan says he finds himself at peace while working on tracks which bring people together.


I enjoy doing songs that can bring people together: Shaan


A total of 15 Indian nationals, stranded in Everest region for two days, Saturday sought intervention of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to evacuate them and she has asked Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri to look into the matter.


15 Indians stranded near Everest seek Sushma's help


West Bengal's CID on Saturday seized a consignment of endangered Indian soft-shell turtles having market value of almost Rs 20 lakh from the state's Howrah district, according to an official statement.


Endangered soft-shell turtles seized in Bengal


The death toll in Sri Lanka monsoon rains reached 19 on Saturday while over 128,000 people have been affected, the country's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.


Death toll in Sri Lanka monsoon rains hits 19


Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana has sung a song titled "Tik Tak Plastic" for an NGO Bhamla Foundation in collaboration with United Nations, to raise awareness against use of plastic.


Ayushmann lends his voice against plastic pollution


Popular floating restaurant 'Ark Deck Bar', off the coast near Bandra here, capsized and sank partially on Friday evening under the possible impact of huge tidal waves trigged by the Mekunu Cyclone, police said.


Floating restaurant capsizes off Mumbai, no casualties


Punjab Environment Minister Om Prakash Soni on Thursday suspended two engineers of the Environment Department for laxity after discharge of molasses into the Beas river from a sugar factory in Gurdaspur district led to an environmental disaster causing death of thousands of fish and contaminating the river water.


Two Punjab engineers suspended after molasses discharge into Beas


The Union Environment Ministry had given clearance to the controversial Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi after getting a go-ahead from the state pollution control board, an official said on Friday, dismissing the allegations that the Central government had directly cleared the copper smelting unit.


Sterlite got green clearance after TN pollution panel nod: Official


Himachal Pradesh has sought central funding of Rs 4,751 crore for setting up rainwater harvesting structures, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Friday.


HP seeks Rs 4,751 cr for rainwater harvesting projects


Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Eastern Peripheral Expressway was completed in a record 500 days and will rid Delhi of traffic jams while significantly reducing pollution.


New expressway to solve Delhi's traffic, pollution woes: Gadkari


A six-month-old child died due to extreme heat wave conditions on Friday in an overcrowded train in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.


Child dies of 'extreme heat' in train


The Supreme Court may hear on Monday a plea for a court- monitored CBI probe into the killing of over a dozen protesters during an anti-Sterlite rally in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.


Thoothukudi violence: Mention CBI probe plea on Monday, say SC


Without mentioning the contentious Teesta issue, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday hoped that the two countries will be able to resolve all their problems amicably.


Hasina hopes India, Bangladesh will resolve disputes amicably


The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) has asked people to put off unnecessary travel to Kerala where a Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak has claimed 10 lives and at least 40 others have been quarantined.


UAE issues Kerala travel warning over Nipah virus


London-listed Vedanta Resources on Thursday said that its Sterlite copper smelter plant at Thoothukkudi district, whose closure has been accompanied by two days of rioting, arson and police firing, has not been operating since March  27, 2018.


Thoothukudi plant not operating since March 27: Vedanta


Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) member S. Rath on Thursday said that the plans are afoot to connect the northeastern states with a gas pipeline.


Northeast to be connected with gas pipeline: Board member


Facing opposition flak over discharge of molasses in the Beas river that led to the death of a large number of marine life, the Punjab government on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on the erring Chadha Sugar Mill.


Beas pollution: Punjab imposes Rs 5 crore penalty on erring mill


Three more deaths have taken the toll due to heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka to 13 and the number of people evacuated to over 50,000, according to the latest official figures released on Thursday.

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