Tiger Reserve News
Why tiger reserves are about more than just big cats
With its first summer bird count, Panna Tiger Reserve is the latest protected wildlife area to expand its inventory on other smaller animal species
3 min read9 Jun 2022Pandemic takes a bite out of India’s wildlife economy
The lockdown of forest reserves will impact many who depend on tourism for their survival Around 3-4 mn people live inside and around forests marked as wildlife protected areas
3 min read14 Apr 2020Why India’s count of its tigers is crucial ahead of 2022?
The population of the Asian cat is dwindling across countries due to habitat loss and poaching The results to be shared today are also expected to show an increase in the number of the tigers
2 min read29 Jul 2019Vandals may have reignited Bandipur fire on Monday: officials
3 new fires near a road within the park and their pattern suggest that it was most likely a deliberate act, say forest officials Conservationists expect the destroyed areas to be overrun with only some species of flora or even by lantana
2 min read25 Feb 2019Gujarat, Centre step up efforts for lion conservation
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has begun work on a proposal for conservation of the rare sub-species for a budget outlay of ₹100 crore which includes translocation of the lions to a new home within Gujarat and monitoring of the ecology
3 min read21 Nov 2018Mood: How the Lounge team is feeling this week
From Rohit Sharma's blistering hundred to the death of Avni, Lounge takes on the biggest updates of the week
2 min read9 Nov 2018Ecotourism will be useful as long as we restrict numbers: Punati Sridhar
Punati Sridhar talks about reactivating village forest committees, the need for citizen volunteers and continuing to use ecotourism to promote conservation but with certain limits in place
6 min read1 Jun 2018How 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 2018115 tiger deaths recorded in 2017; Madhya Pradesh tops the list, Maharashtra 2nd
The number of tiger deaths has crossed the 100-mark for the second straight year, which means that on an average nine tigers have died every month for the past two years
2 min read2 Jan 2018NMDC plans to bid for $9 billion diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh
NMDC plans to send a team to Bhopal for talks with Madhya Pradesh government authorities on bidding for a $9 billion diamond mine project
2 min read7 Nov 2017Popular 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