India

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 […]

NEW DELHI: The DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) organized a significant event, titled ‘DRDO-Industry-Academia – Global Approach to Readiness of Indigenous Military Applications’ (DIA-GARIMA), at IIT Delhi on December 19, 2024. During the event, 10 tripartite agreements were signed between DRDO, IIT Delhi, and various industry partners, marking a significant step towards enhancing India’s indigenous […]

NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (SCOD) has officially confirmed that the tragic helicopter crash on December 8, 2021, which claimed the lives of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others, was caused by human error.   The incident involved a Mi-17 V5 helicopter en route […]