There are a lot of things happening these days that make it seem like the world is crumbling. The news is constantly filled with pieces about how something or the other is going wrong, will go wrong, and how it will just make life even more difficult for the common people.
In the midst of that, here are some feel-good and positive new stories that might feel a bit uplifting.
Rat Earning World Record
A giant African pouched rat called Ronin has just managed to set a new world record for sniffing down over 100 mines. A Belgian charity, APOPO, announced in a statement that Ronin has successfully detected almost 109 landmines and “15 other potentially deadly war remnants” since he was deployed in 2021 to the northern Preah Vihear province.
Speaking about the five-year-old rat, APOPO said, “His exceptional accomplishments have earned him the Guinness World Records title for most landmines detected by a rat, highlighting the critical role of HeroRats in humanitarian demining.”
Ronin is not just a rat, though, not according to his handler Phanny, who claims, “He’s not just an asset, he’s a valued partner and colleague.”
Dire Wolves Back From Extinction
Dire wolves, an extinct species of animal, might have been revived. These large canines from southern Canada and the US region went extinct almost 13,000 years ago. They were said to look a bit similar to grey/ gray wolves but larger and with a white coat. A dire wolf could weigh almost 68 kg and was said to be almost 3.5 feet tall and over 6 feet in length.
This species became popular in pop culture after they were featured in the HBO series Game of Thrones based on George R R Martin’s fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire.
Now, US-based bioscience company Colossal Biosciences has claimed that “On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction. After a 10,000+ year absence, our team is proud to return the dire wolf to its rightful place in the ecosystem.”
Billionaire Ben Lamm and geneticist George Church founded the company. As per reports, two male pups named Romulus and Remus were born in October, and a female called Khaleesi was born January to surrogate dog mothers.
They are all genetically modified grey wolf pups that the company claims are “functional copies of something that used to be alive.”
According to experts, though, this doesn’t mean that dire wolves are back since the pups are grey wolves with genetic edits that make them close to the extinct species.
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India Sees World’s Highest Number Of Child Adoptions
The Ministry of Women and Child Development recently revealed that India witnessed 4,515 child adoptions in FY 2024–2025. This is the highest number seen in the last 12 years. According to the Ministry, 4,155 of them were domestic adoptions.
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), which falls under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, is being given the majority of the credit for this high number.
According to reports, CARA had an integral role in introducing almost 8,598 newly identified children into the system and streamlining the adoption process by setting up 245 new adoption agencies and introducing digital methods to increase efficiency.
20-YO Self-Taught Kickboxer’s Journey To No. 5 Rank
Shraddha Rangarh is a 20-year-old kickboxing champion who, after a long and arduous journey, now ranks among the world’s best in the sport. Standing at No. 5 in the world, the self-taught kickboxer made the country proud when she created history in October 2024 by winning four medals, one gold and three silver, at the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) World Cup in Uzbekistan.
Further, she earned two golds and two silvers at the Asian Kickboxing Championship in Cambodia, becoming the first Indian to win multiple medals.
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Sources: The Indian Express, The Guardian, Moneycontrol
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