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Topic: Cheetah

African experts to come calling as India prepares ground for cheetah reintroduction

Experts from South Africa and Namibia will arrive in April to check out potential habitats, while a team of Indian experts will go to Africa for training between May and August.

Why India’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs can run into problems

In early 2020, the Supreme Court agreed that wildlife authorities could reintroduce the cheetah to India, 70 years after its local extinction.

These wildlife sanctuaries in India could host cheetahs brought in from Africa

Based on a 2010 govt report, ThePrint lists the sites that could be used to serve as cheetah habitat in India, including the Kuno sanctuary in MP.

SC allows introduction of African Cheetahs to India — MP sanctuary to be the likely host

SC was hearing a plea file by National Tiger Conservation Authority seeking permission for introduction of African Cheetahs from Namibia.

In 1990, there was another daring rescue of an IAF helicopter from Siachen Glacier

In 1990, when Siachen Glacier was a live battle zone, a Cheetah helicopter had to be rescued in freezing temperatures and under heavy firing.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.