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......

Tadoba tiger reserve likely to be extended

A proposal to expand the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR)by an additional 1,100 sq km from the current 625.40 sq km has been sent to the Maharashtra. "We have proposed to include another 1,100......

'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......

Kerala elephant may have eaten cracker-filled fruit by accident: MoEF

Primary investigation into the death of the pregnant elephant in Kerala has found that it may have accidentally consumed a cracker-stuffed fruit, the environment ministry said on Monday.  The......

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......