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Pandemic takes a bite out of India’s wildlife economy
The lockdown of forest reserves will impact many who depend on tourism for their survivalAround 3-4 mn people live inside and around forests marked as wildlife protected areas
3 min read14 Apr 2020How 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 2018Wildlife panel recommends clearance of tiger corridor area for canal
The apex wildlife panel of the environment ministry has recommended clearance of over 600 hectares of forest area falling in a critical tiger corridor area for an irrigation canal
2 min read14 Sep 2017Are India’s tiger reserves not sacrosanct anymore?
National Board for Wildlife is looking at diversion of over 600 hectares falling in a critical tiger corridor area for an agricultural canal
2 min read16 Aug 2017A prayer for the homeless tigers
With a spate of development projects threatening to shrink tiger habitats in India, there may not be much to celebrate on International Tiger Day tomorrow
4 min read28 Jul 2017The problem of diminishing wildlife habitats
Overpopulation of tigers in their reserves, rhinos in Kaziranga and lions in Gir, compounded by the reduction of habitat is alarming
5 min read26 Jul 2017BBC banned from filming in tiger reserves in India for five years: Govt
Government says the BBC has been banned from filming in tiger reserves as its documentary 'misrepresented' the immunity provided to forest staff as a 'shoot-to-kill' policy
1 min read28 Mar 2017Where is Jai the tiger, asks MPs in Lok Sabha
MPs asking the environment minister to take steps to find 7-year-old Jai who vanished from Maharashtra's Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 6 months ago
1 min read30 Nov 2016Should India be sharing its tigers with Cambodia?
A WWF report titled 'Bringing Back Cambodia's Roar: Reintroducing Tigers To The Eastern Plains' has stressed the need to reintroduce seven or eight tigers into the forests
4 min read15 Apr 2016Popular 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