Environment

NEW DELHI: Renowned actor and film producer John Abraham has made an urgent appeal to Nepal’s Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, to end the abuse of elephants at the Chitwan Elephant Festival. The festival, held annually in Chitwan National Park often through harsh training methods involves elephants being forced to […]

NEW DELHI: The Doda district administration has issued an urgent advisory urging residents to wear masks due to massive forest fires blanketing the Bhaderwah Valley with thick smoke. Prolonged dry weather conditions over the past month have triggered frequent forest fires which cause widespread panic and serious health concerns among residents.   Doda Additional Deputy […]

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Wildlife Trust of India team has successfully tracked a tiger that has been roaming the outskirts of Rehmankhera for the past two weeks. The tiger was captured on a camera trap installed near the Rehmankhera control room between 4 AM and 5 AM on Friday which confirmed the […]

NEW DELHI: In a major push for wildlife conservation and habitat protection, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has allocated substantial financial assistance to various States and Union Territories (UTs) under the Centrally Sponsored Umbrella Scheme ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat’. This funding aims to bolster efforts in preserving critical wildlife habitats and […]

NEW DELHI: Recent data indicates a troubling decline in the leopard population in Uttarakhand, with the state showing a 3.4% decrease in overall leopard numbers. The current leopard population in the landscape stands at 1,109. In contrast, Uttar Pradesh has recorded increased leopard numbers, highlighting differing conservation outcomes between the neighboring states.   Leopards occupy […]