Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Though Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka have more tigers, Maharashtra has nearly doubled its tiger population since 2010, an activist said here on Monday. As per the 2018 Status of Tigers in…
Ahmedabad, July 29 (IANS) After playing truant for most of July, it rained in almost all the 33 districts of Gujarat in the last 24 hours with the water-starved northern areas recording heavy showers. The…
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) It took 3.5 crore pictures from camera traps, out of which 76,523 captured tigers, for the scientists to complete the tiger head count. The individual animal was…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttarakhand government to withdraw the order for construction of a road in a critical corridor connecting the Rajaji and Corbett Tiger Reserves. The…
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) It took 3.5 crore pictures from camera traps, out of which 76,523 captured tigers, for the scientists to complete the tiger head count. The individual animal was…
Addis Ababa, July 29 (IANS) Ethiopia has started an ambitious campaign to plant 200 million trees a day, a record that the African country aims to reach in the wake of deforestation caused by the…
Bhopal, July 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest tiger count in the country and once again gained the No 1 status of ‘Tiger State’, revealed the findings of the All India Tiger Estimation…
Dehradun, July 29 (IANS) Uttarakhand may have come third in terms of tiger population in the latest census, but the state has registered an excellent tiger population growth in the past 13 years. In the…
Agra, July 29 (IANS) The two-day national convention of Mayors ended with a firm resolve to implement programmes to save every drop of water. The focus was on environmental conservation and promoting water harvesting systems…
By M.R Narayan Swamy Title: Rivers Remember — #ChennaiRains; Author: Krupa Ge; Publisher: Context/Westland Publications; Pages: 218; Price: Rs 499 Writer and editor Krupa Ge spent over three years, from December 2015 to May 2019,…
Manila, July 29 (IANS) The death toll from the earthquakes that struck northern Philippines at the weekend rose to nine on Monday, according to official figures. Multiple tremors, some between magnitude-5.4 and -5.9, hit Batanes…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will appear in an episode of Man vs Wild, the popular television programme on Discovery Channel, on August 12. The programme, aimed at creating awareness about…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will appear in an episode of “Man Vs Wild”, the popular television programme on Discovery Channel, on August 12. The programme, aimed at creating awareness about…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the number of tigers in India has increased from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018, achieving the target of doubling the…
Shimla, July 29 (IANS) A low intensity quake was felt in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district bordering Tibet on Monday, an official said here. No loss of life was reported. The earthquake measuring 4.3 on the…
By Sakshi Chand New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Freed from the clutches of illegal sand miners, the Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary on the southern ridge in the National Capital Region is returning to its pristine…
Panaji, July 29 (IANS) The influential Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Sunday expressed its opposition to the proposed garbage treatment plant near the historically significant Old Goa Church complex near Panaji, claiming it is…
Mussoorie, July 28 (IANS) A conclave of the Himalayan states here on Sunday urged the Centre for development of new tourist destinations, a new central ministry, steps to stop the widespread migration from hill states…
Dehradun, July 28 (IANS) A conclave of the Himalayan states on Sunday urged the Centre for development of new tourist destinations, a new central ministry, steps to stop the widespread migration from hill states and…
Dehradun, July 28 (IANS) A conclave of the Himalayan states on Sunday urged the Centre for development of new tourist destinations, new central inistry and steps to stop the widespread migration from hills. Chief Ministers…