In 1974, Spain imported two tons of American red crayfish for aquaculture; 50 years later, the species cannot be removed

Fifty years ago, American red crayfish were introduced to Spain’s Guadalquivir River basin, and they have since established a permanent presence. These aggressive invaders have wreaked havoc on local wildlife and disrupted aquatic ecosystems. Yet, local communities have successfully built an economy around their harvesting and processing. This dependence has sparked legal disputes, resulting in…

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Her father told her not to chase marks; years later, she landed a Rs 1.4 crore AWS job in London

How consistent learning helped, Priyanka Reddy Karumuru, a GITAM graduate secure a reported AWS role in London. (Photo: LinkedIn) For many engineering students, campus placements are the culmination of four years of hard work. While some begin preparing only in the final year, Priyanka Reddy Karumuru started much earlier. The BTech Computer Science graduate from…

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Aquarius Horoscope Today, August 04, 2026: Support from siblings or close friends will offer significant encouragement

The day demands grit. There’s a sense of pressure from deadlines, tasks and responsibilities that are small stacking up. This can cause you to become anxious. Saturn encourages work, whereas Mars creates impatience, and you might want quick results in slow situations. That’s the real test today.Still, support comes through siblings or someone like a…

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Free is the most expensive word in public policy: Nageswaran

CHENNAI: Flagging that “free is the most expensive word in public policy”, chief economic adviser (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said infrastructure built on the promise of free or below-cost services cannot attract patient capital. “What makes infrastructure worthy of patient capital? There are three conditions: quality infrastructure, contract certainty, and policy certainty. And the fourth, which…

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