Red-Eared Sliders Turtle : Seized Officers of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized 6,850 live red-eared sliders, a species of turtle, from two male passengers who arrived at the Tiruchi international airport. Red-eared sliders turtle is native to the southeastern USA and Mexico. It is a semi-aquatic turtle from fresh and brackish water ecosystems. […]
Day: June 27, 2023
North India’s First Skin Bank
North India’s First Skin Bank: North India’s first skin bank was inaugurated in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. The country has 16 skin banks — a facility where the skin of deceased persons can be donated — with seven in Maharashtra, four in Chennai, three in Karnataka, and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. A skin […]
