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India’s top court has ordered the sterilisation of all stray dogs in the capital, after an increase in bite cases.

Stray dogs sit on a deserted street, on the day of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

The Nipah virus is particularly deadly and has spread following transmission from animals.

A patient is moved to an isolation ward in a hospital, by medics wearing protective gear.

The latest census puts India’s wild lion population at 891 lions, a 32% increase from 2020. But is it all good news?

In this photo taken March 25, 2012, a lion walks inside the Gir Sanctuary in the western Indian state of Gujarat, India. Within the guarded confines of this dry forest, the lions were rescued from near-extinction. A century ago, fewer than 50 remained. Today more than 400 fill the park and sometimes wander into surrounding villages and farmland. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

India is investing heavily in the search for critical minerals. But it faces strong opposition from fisherfolk.

Charles George, a leader of Kerala's fishing community, at a march to India's parliament protesting against mining off the shore of Kollam, Kerala [Nikhil Sreekandan/Al Jazeera]