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Excellent: PM shares video of '3,000 blackbucks' crossing road

"Excellent": PM shares video of '3,000 blackbucks' crossing road

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

According to the national park's range forest officer Ankur Patel, blackbucks keep moving from one place to another, and the video was shot a few days back by a Gram Rakshak Dal jawan stationed at a police check post on Dholera-Bhavnagar highway.

Woman officer beaten up as she tried to plant trees

Woman officer beaten up as she tried to plant trees

Rediff.com30 Jun 2019

Superintendent of Police Malla Reddy said Koneru Krishna, brother of TRS MLA Koneru Kannappa, has been arrested and booked under various sections of the IPC.

Tigress Avni killed per court order: SC refuses contempt action

Tigress Avni killed per court order: SC refuses contempt action

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

A bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, which had earlier issued notice for initiating contempt action Maharashtra principal secretary Vikas Kharge and eight others, permitted the animal rights activist Sangeeta Dogra to withdraw her plea.

PHOTOS: Elephants get tested for COVID-19

PHOTOS: Elephants get tested for COVID-19

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

The testing is being done after a lioness at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur in Chennai died due to coronavirus on Thursday

How Basanti Devi Saved The Kosi River

How Basanti Devi Saved The Kosi River

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

'I am happy that Kosi Ma is alive and now she is looking after us.' 'I am proud of what I did.'

CWG: India win historic GOLD in women's four lawn bowl

CWG: India win historic GOLD in women's four lawn bowl

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

The Indian quartet of Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third) and Rupa Rani Tirkey (slip) beat South Africa 17-10 in the women's fours final.

No entry for Assam vehicles into Meghalaya after border violence

No entry for Assam vehicles into Meghalaya after border violence

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

A group of villagers from Meghalaya allegedly vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district, following the killing of six people in violence that occurred in a disputed area along the border between the two states, officials claimed on Wednesday.

Maharashtra CM hopeful that 'Jai' the missing tiger will return

Maharashtra CM hopeful that 'Jai' the missing tiger will return

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

The seven-year-old big cat went missing from Umred Karhandla wildlife sanctuary in April.

Want a selfie with a python? Think again!

Want a selfie with a python? Think again!

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

In an unusual incident, a person narrowly escaped getting unhurt while trying to click a selfie with a python in Rajasthan's Mount Abu district.

'Congrats Param, you just made sanitation sexy'

'Congrats Param, you just made sanitation sexy'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

No prizes for guessing what the BJP's election campaign is going to be, and who will provide important inputs for it.

Aarey metro carshed threat to many species: Activists

Aarey metro carshed threat to many species: Activists

Rediff.com31 Jul 2022

Apart from leopards, a wide range of species of flora and fauna is found in the Aarey forest, an 1,800 acre area termed as the city's 'green lung', located in suburban Goregaon and adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

29 per cent rise in Asiatic lion population in Gir

29 per cent rise in Asiatic lion population in Gir

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

As per the May 2015 census, there were 523 Asiatic lions in Gir, an increase of 27 per cent from 2010.

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The expansion was the first by Sarma since he assumed chief ministership of the state about 13 months ago.

Maa Annapurna returns home after 100 years

Maa Annapurna returns home after 100 years

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

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Aww! A lion cub and his human daddy

Aww! A lion cub and his human daddy

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

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Death of Kerala elephant: CM says 3 suspects under scanner

Death of Kerala elephant: CM says 3 suspects under scanner

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Personnel of Kerala police and the forest department's Crime Investigation Team, probing the incident which triggered widespread outrage especially on social media, visited the spot and collected evidence, he said, assuring that all concerns raised will not go in vain and justice will prevail and the culprits brought to book.

Time to make our forests fire-proof

Time to make our forests fire-proof

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Improved fire-fighting equipment and proper training for forest guards is a must to ensure that fires like the recent ones don't occur again. In the first of a three-part series, Geetanjali Krishna looks at the burning issues that need to be resolved.

Mughal Garden turns a beautiful gold

Mughal Garden turns a beautiful gold

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

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How monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial

How monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

The Rhesus macaque monkeys, used worldwide in medical research, are believed to be the best non-human primates for such studies.

134 schools in Bengaluru declare holiday after leopard scare

134 schools in Bengaluru declare holiday after leopard scare

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

A decision on reopening the schools is likely to be taken in a review meeting after the Forest Department submits a report later on Thursday.

A Walk On The Waves In Kerala

A Walk On The Waves In Kerala

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

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UP, Uttarakhand settle assets, liabilities 21 years after division

UP, Uttarakhand settle assets, liabilities 21 years after division

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

With the Bharatiya Janata Party governments in both states, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday reached an agreement on the division of their assets and liabilities, pending since their partition 21 years ago.

How two ministers made tribals lose control over forests

How two ministers made tribals lose control over forests

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Nitin Gadkari and Prakash Javdekar lobbied Jual Oram to change process, that may now open a Pandora's box.

Railways, forest dept join forces to save wild elephants

Railways, forest dept join forces to save wild elephants

Rediff.com16 Nov 2011

Meet to devise strategy to minimise elephant deaths due to train-hits. K Anurag reports

SC allows sand mining in Bihar, says ban causes huge loss

SC allows sand mining in Bihar, says ban causes huge loss

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

The top court said a balanced approach of sustainable development ensuring environmental safeguards needs to be resorted to while dealing with the issue of sand mining.

How these elephants were saved

How these elephants were saved

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

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Not Indian culture: Govt on elephant's killing in Kerala

Not Indian culture: Govt on elephant's killing in Kerala

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

The elephant had died on May 27 after she ate the pineapple stuffed with crackers and forest officials said that it died standing in river Velliyar after it suffered an injury in its lower jaw.

African swine fever kills over 13,000 pigs in Assam

African swine fever kills over 13,000 pigs in Assam

Rediff.com10 May 2020

The infection has spread rapidly as the deaths have been reported from nine districts in Assam.

Post-cyclone rains, flood threat affect lakhs in eastern India

Post-cyclone rains, flood threat affect lakhs in eastern India

Rediff.com28 May 2021

A day after Cyclone Yaas tore through coastal Odisha and Bengal to cause havoc as far as Jharkhand, tornadoes, torrential rains, bridge collapses and swelling rivers continued to plague eastern India as people tried to pick up their lives amid the debris of swept away mud homes and swamped farmlands.

Sabarimala stampede: 'Tourist vehicles a reason'

Sabarimala stampede: 'Tourist vehicles a reason'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

The Kerala forest department is of the view that unrestricted entry of vehicles for ferrying pilgrims into the Pullumedu trekking path was one of the factors that paved the way for the January 14 stampede that claimed the lives of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims.

Heroic auto driver and other amazing videos

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Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

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Child sells bird food to help ailing sister

Child sells bird food to help ailing sister

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

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Muslim Marries Off Daughter to Hindu

Muslim Marries Off Daughter to Hindu

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

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Massive fire erupts in Mumbai's Aarey forest

Massive fire erupts in Mumbai's Aarey forest

Rediff.com3 Dec 2018

There have been no reports of casualties. Neither is the cause of the fire known.

3 Gir lions 'get life in zoo' for murdering people in Gujarat

3 Gir lions 'get life in zoo' for murdering people in Gujarat

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

One adult male and two sub-adult female lions were found to have turned man-eaters and 'guilty' of killing locals.

Tribal President: 'Don't Expect Magic'

Tribal President: 'Don't Expect Magic'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

'It will be wrong to raise the expectations of tribals because of a tribal President. 'Tribal issues have not been resolved for 150 years.'

From Forest Hut To Top UK College

From Forest Hut To Top UK College

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Hercules Singh Munda's father used to open the gates to a forest. Today, Hercules leaves for London to open the gates of his many dreams.

13 lions enmeshed near Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

13 lions enmeshed near Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

Rediff.com22 May 2016

Three more lions were enmeshed by the Forest department on Sunday from nearby Ambardi village in Gujarat's Amreli district located near Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

India footballer Jeje patrols Mizoram river to prevent overfishing

India footballer Jeje patrols Mizoram river to prevent overfishing

Rediff.com15 May 2021

The local people of Model Veng have identified a 500m stretch along the banks of the Tuichang, where the fish are believed to have their spawning ground, where they set up a 24-hour patrol, taking different shifts, to prevent overfishing.

Six tigers, 86 leopards killed in 14 months in Uttarakhand

Six tigers, 86 leopards killed in 14 months in Uttarakhand

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

A report says that six tigers and 86 leopards were killed in Uttarakhand in a span of 14 months since the beginning of 2012 with unnatural factors like illegal poaching and accidents responsible for the deaths of 32 of them.