Ex-IFS officers urge PM to drop Aravalli safari project

A group of retired forest officers has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the immediate scrapping of the 10,000-acre safari project in Haryana's Aravallis. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Wildlife cameras installed in Corbett misused to surveil women

Cameras and drones originally planted in Corbett National Park for conservation activities, such as monitoring animals, are being deliberately misused by local government officials and men to......

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Photograph: Kind courtesy The Great Elephant Migration A huge herd of elephants -- 100 of them -- are arriving in Manhattan on Friday, which is also auspiciously the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nope,......

Modi takes elephant, jeep safari in Kaziranga

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday enjoyed elephant and jeep safaris in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam, an official said. Photographs: @narendramodi/X The PM, on his......

How Insolvency Process is being Gamed

The brand new bankruptcy process is being brazenly gamed by those with connections and money.The touts and fixers of the previous regime have been replaced by a new set close to this one, observes......

IOC Should Not DIE!

If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: An Indian Oil fuel station in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan......

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......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'   IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

Haathi Mere Saathi review

Between bad writing, hysterical acting and a shoddy blend of CGI and the real deal, Haathi Mere Saathi completely neglects the message of saving our elephants, feels Sukanya Verma. A......

The BEST and WORST of 2021

It was a turbulent time for everybody as COVID-19's second wave left every single individual affected one way or the other. And though entertainment was the last thing on most minds, a distraction......

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

After four years in the making, a band of 20 film-makers were left with 400 hours of footage for what is now India's first blue chip natural history film.Nikitta Puri reports. All Photographs:......

Will including Rohit, Kohli cost India another World Cup?

IMAGE: The selectors picked Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the Afghanistan series signalling the two veterans will feature in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The......

Whistle Podu For The Elephant Whisperers

IMAGE: Oscar-winning film-maker Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers) and elephant caregivers Bomman and Bellie were felicitated ahead of the Chennai Super Kings-Delhi Capitals contest at......

Thala Meets The Elephant Whisperers

Chennai Super Kings honored elephant caregivers Bomman, Bellie and Oscar-winning film-maker Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers) at a special ceremony in Chennai on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.......

Lucrative IPL contracts vs lack of 'Vitamin M' in Windies cricket

IMAGE: Poor pay in central contracts vs lucrative IPL contracts the bane of Windies cricket. Photograph: BCCI Shimron Hetmyer's Rs 8.50 crore annual IPL fees earned from Rajasthan Royals or Andre......

Neeraj's javelin, Lovlina's gloves headline second day of e-auction

  IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra presenting his javelin to PM Modi. Photograph: ANI Neeraj Chopra's Tokyo Olympics javelin and Lovlina Borgohain's boxing gloves hogged the limelight on day two of the......