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It’s off the list, but is the snow leopard truly safe?
The enigmatic cat from the mountains is no longer considered endangered, but the decision is questionable as estimating the snow leopard's population continues to be a challenge.
6 min read11 Nov 2017Oil spill near Chennai threatens Olive Ridley turtles
Indian Coast Guard says around 35 km of coastline off Chennai has been affected by the oil spill while locals say govt slow in containing harm to Olive Ridley turtles
2 min read3 Feb 2017Are big conservation groups like IUCN still relevant?
One cursory glance at the agenda for the Hawaii conference suggests that World Conservation Congress is still out of touch with real world conservation issues
3 min read9 Sep 2016IUCN Red List: Endangered gorillas to threatened zebras
The Eastern Gorilla, the world's largest living primate joins three other great ape species on International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List. Five of the most endangered species in images.
6 Sep 2016World’s largest gorilla now ‘critically endangered’, says IUCN
An IUCN report says an estimated 5,000 eastern gorillas remain in the wild, a decline of about 70% over the past 20 years
2 min read5 Sep 2016Panel to investigate pharma firms red-listed by Vietnam
CDSCO plans to rope in state drug control organizations to look into the issues raised by Vietnam over the quality of drugs from India
2 min read5 Sep 2016Shrinking Arctic bird suffers double hit from global warming
Snows in Arctic Russia now melt earlier in spring and many red knot chicks hatch too late for the annual peak of insect food spurred by the thaw
1 min read13 May 2016Hidden population of up to 200 lions discovered in remote Ethiopian park
Up to 200 lions were spotted in the Alatash National Park on Ethiopia's border with Sudan
1 min read2 Feb 2016Eight more birds from India added to international list of threatened species
The total number of birds species whose population in India is threatened has reached 180 from 173 last year
2 min read29 Oct 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The 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