Bureau proposed to control wildlife crime

The government will constitute a special bureau to control wildlife crime, especially tiger poaching, Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunshi said on Thursday. The Wildlife......

PM concerned over wildlife items' smuggling

Concerned over reports of sale of Indian wildlife articles like tiger and leopard skins in China and Nepal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday directed that the issue be taken up with the......

Tiger Deaths Decline By 29 Percent

2023 was the worst for the tiger population, recording the highest number of mortalities in a decade with 178 tigers dying. IMAGE: A tiger at the Assam state Zoo in Guwahati, July 21, 2024.......

'India politically committed to tiger conservation

India has taken a slew of measures, including setting up of a wildlife crime control bureau and a new method for accurate tiger census, for conservation of the endangered big cats and their......

Collectors' items: Some of these exotic pets cost Rs 150,000!

The prices are no deterrent for those eager to be 'different' or seeking exotic pets as status symbols. Akshara Srivastava, Shine Jacob & Ishita Ayan Dutt report. Illustration: Dominic......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......