Modi goes on jungle safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a 'safari' at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka on Sunday, as part of programmes to mark 50 years of 'Project Tiger'. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

India has 3682 tigers, home to 75% of global numbers

The number of tigers in India has increased from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,682 in 2022, an annual rise of 6 per cent, according to the latest government data released on the International Tiger Day on......

PHOTOS: Elephants get tested for COVID-19

Days after a lioness succumbed to COVID-19 and nine others in the pride tested positive for the infection at a zoo in Chennai, swab tests were carried out on 56 elephants on Tuesday at two camps in......

After making tribal remove shoes, minister apologises

Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Dindigul C Srinivasan, who sparked off an outrage by asking a tribal boy to remove his chappals near Theppakkadu elephant camp in Udhagamandalam, expressed regret......