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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicAminal Conservation

Topic: Aminal Conservation

What is ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu’s multi-pronged initiative to save state animal

The 5-year project has gathered pace with conclusion of a survey that aims to find its population, its habitat, and introduce measures so that the ungulate does not go extinct

This smartphone game helps you save endangered species

More than 35,500 species are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.

Want to stop the next pandemic? Start protecting wildlife habitats

The assault on ecosystems that allowed Covid-19 to jump from animals to humans went far beyond merchants hunting and selling rare wildlife.

India to count its elusive & vulnerable snow leopards, first national protocol launched

Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India will give state-wise estimate of this endangered species and list the threats they face.

Climate change claims its first mammal, an Aussie rodent ‘not attractive enough to be saved’

The cause of extinction of Australia's Bramble Cay melomys has been identified as anthropogenic, or human-induced, climate change.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.