Author: Sumit Kumar

NEW DELHI: Efforts are underway to relocate three more villages from the core area of Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) in the erstwhile Adilabad district of Telangana as part of ‘Project Tiger.’ This initiative aims to make the core area inviolate and foster a viable tiger population.   The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) identified 10 […]

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision, the Gauhati High Court has banned buffalo and bulbul bird fights in Assam by overturning the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the Assam government that permitted these events during specific times of the year. The ruling came in response to petitions filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals […]

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man was tragically trampled to death by a wild elephant in Knachary, Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam district on Monday night. The incident has sparked protests by residents highlighting the escalating human-animal conflict in the area.   Eldhose, a native of Knachary, was walking home around 8 PM after getting off a bus when […]

NEW DELHI: A sub-adult tiger was tragically found dead late Friday night by a patrolling squad on the Bhopal-Jabalpur four-lane road which is approximately 40 kilometers from Bhopal. According to Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) L Krishnamurthy, the tiger was struck by an unidentified speeding vehicle. “Our patrolling squad found the tiger, which […]

NEW DELHI: On Monday, Priyanka Gandhi raised the pressing issue of human-wildlife conflict in Wayanad during Parliament’s question hour, seeking adequate compensation for victims of such attacks. The Wayanad MP highlighted that approximately 90 individuals have fallen victim to human-wildlife conflicts within her constituency over the past year.   During her supplementary question in Parliament, […]

NEW DELHI: Bengaluru-based wildlife photographer Arvind Ramamurthy’s captivating image, titled “Wolf Pack,” has earned global acclaim as it vies for the prestigious People’s Choice Award at the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest in London. The photograph showcases five members of an Indian wolf pack in an agricultural field in Bhigwan, Maharashtra […]

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) proudly announces the launch of its PhD program in Energy and Sustainability at its newly established international campus in Abu Dhabi. The program is set to begin with its first cohort in January 2025, marking a significant milestone in IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi’s dedication to […]

NEW DELHI: The puzzling deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Panhandle in 2020 have finally been explained. A recent study published in the journal Science of ‘The Total Environment’ has linked these tragic deaths to toxic cyanobacteria blooms in nearby waterholes. This mass die-off was one of the largest wildlife mortality events in southern Africa which […]

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court took strong exception to the Delhi government’s failure to provide figures concerning the daily generation of solid waste across the city on Monday. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Manmohan described the situation as a “shocking state of affairs” and reprimanded the government for not complying with the […]

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated significantly on Thursday, breaching the 400 mark and dipping into the ‘Severe+’ category. This drastic decline forced the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, to impose GRAP 4 restrictions in the national capital and its surrounding areas starting tonight.   Earlier in the day, the […]