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How India counts its tigers
The National Tiger Conservation Authority is conducting the fourth assessment of the tiger population in India's 50 tiger reserves spread across 18 states. Here's a look at what the process involves
7 min read1 Mar 2018India, neighbours agree to conduct joint tiger census
Wildlife experts feel a joint census by India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh will lead to not only more verified numbers but also greater tiger conservation efforts
3 min read18 Dec 2017India, Nepal to conduct first joint tiger census in November
India and Nepal, for the first time, will be counting tiger heads using the camera tapping method that is recognised globally
1 min read3 Oct 2017India’s tiger population rises to nearly 2,500
India started Project Tiger in 1972 after the tiger count fell below 300 across nine tiger reserves
3 min read13 Apr 2016Global tiger count rises, after a century of steady decline
Latest count shows the number of wild tigers at 3,890, with India hosting 2,226, or more than half of them
3 min read12 Apr 2016Tiger census: Govt challenges claims of flawed methodology
A team of scientists from Oxford, ISI and the Wildlife Conservation Society earlier claimed to have exposed flaws
1 min read2 Mar 2015India’s tiger census may not be entirely accurate, says study
Models are so fragile that even a 10% uncertainty in detection rates severely compromises what one can reliably infer from them, according to the study
2 min read24 Feb 2015Tiger, Tiger, burning bright
The number of tiger deaths has been decreasing and population increasing. But trouble looms
1 min read3 Dec 2014Popular 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