Italian luxury brand Prada has launched Infusion de Santal Chai, a unisex fragrance inspired by India’s everyday cup of chai, and the release has quickly become a talking point across social media — drawing reactions that range from excitement and humour to criticism and scepticism

A collaborative study by Indian and international researchers has identified a new reed snake species, Calamaria mizoramensis, in Mizoram, correcting a decades-old taxonomic error. The non-venomous, nocturnal species inhabits forested hills at elevations of 670–1,295m and is currently assessed as Least Concern