Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said it was surprising to know that on these national aspects, the Central Public Information Officers of all high offices simply passed it on to the others "without application of mind".
On International Tiger Day, India is still a long way from making sure that the future of our national animal is safe.
'Why do you want the tribal communities to come out of the jungles?' 'For development?' 'Why cannot their development take place over there?' 'The Modi government is diluting the Forest Rights Act in the name of industrialisation and Project Tiger.'
'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'
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