Thousands of tribals residing in the core zones of India's tiger reserves have launched protests against the government's directive to accelerate their relocation from these areas. A tiger seen......
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 does not want fenced habitats for cheetahs like the ones in South Africa and Namibia as it is against the basic tenets of wildlife conservation, the head of the Centre's high-level committee......
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Tuesday said that the Centre is likely to sign a peace accord with militant organisations from the state's Adivasi communities within September. Addressing a......
Ramon Magsaysay award recipient Indian Forest Services officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi has withdrawn himself from probing the role of officials in illegal constructions in Uttarakhand's Corbett Tiger......
Yes, India needs desperate measures to kick-start growth. But selling off its lungs to the highest bidder to hack away cannot be the way out, says Sumit Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister......
China's move to devalue its currency has exposed the fragility of its economy and the risk of knock-on effects to the region, say Abheek Barua and Bidisha Ganguly. People look at the......
So everyone said 'enough is enough'. First, they said it to the politicians. They said it in the media, and then to the media. Then they stopped saying it, and life is back to normal, or what......
They laugh at [Railway Minister] Lalu Prasad. They mock [Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister] Mayawati. They heckle [former chief minister of Tamil Nadu] Jayalalithaa. They taunt virtually every......
The government has opted for a 9 per cent growth path for the Eleventh Plan. The Approach Paper even speaks about reaching a 10 per cent level by the end of the Plan. Some of this optimism rests on......
If Anil Kumble gets injured ever again, he will be paid for up to 18 months the amount he would have earned if fit, and not zilch as was the case when he was out of international cricket following......