The crackdown on illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary is facing “practical constraints”, a report by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in the Supreme Court said as the expert body assisting the court on environmental matters sought immediate orders for handing over revenue land»»»

As wildfires blazed in southern Italy this week, authorities probing for arson found a grisly clue: cats “with flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails.” “These animals were released into the fields, running around and spreading the fire,” said Domenico Costarella of Calabria’s Civil Protection Ag»»»