Amid growing number of crocodile attacks, Andaman and Nicobar islands has petitioned the prime minister's office to temporarily denotify 'Salties', or saltwater crocodiles, from the endangered species' list
2 min read16 Jul 2018Olive ridley turtles navigate thousands of miles of open ocean to reach Odisha, where they come ashore in numbers not seen anywhere else in the world
3 min read21 Mar 2018The endangered Asiatic lion, which only lives in Gir sanctuary in Gujarat, has fought back from the verge of extinction, with its population increasing to more than 600
1 min read6 Mar 2018Protecting forest corridors is essential to ensure the genetic diversity of tigers
8 min read13 Jan 2018Donald Trump say he's delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review 'all conservation facts'
3 min read18 Nov 2017There are no more than 800 of the primates, which researchers named Pongo tapanuliensis, making it the most endangered great ape species
3 min read4 Nov 2017Environment minister Harsh Vardhan says law of the land must be upheld as many species are on verge of extinction
1 min read23 Sep 2017Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the world's most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival
1 min read21 Jul 2017Global population of emperor penguins may decline as low as 40% and up to 99% by the end of this century, says the study
2 min read13 Jun 2017Environment ministry's forest panel defers clearance to the 600 MW Tawang hydroelectric project, noting that it could severely hit biodiversity in the region
3 min read31 May 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared