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Saturday, November 22, 2025
TopicIndian Wildlife Act

Topic: Indian Wildlife Act

What new wildlife bill says & why it has animal rights groups worried about elephants

Experts have raised objections over the clause allowing transfer or transport of a captive elephant for “religious or any purpose” by anybody having a valid certificate of ownership.

PETA India urges Rajya Sabha MPs to revise Wildlife Bill, prohibit ‘ownership’ of elephants

Ahead of Parliament’s winter session, animal rights group is pushing to include certain provisions in Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022 to curb illegal trade of elephants.

Wild exotic pets aren’t glamorous. Begin by amending Wildlife Act

Pythons to lemurs, exotic pets have become a popular choice for people who want to ‘make a statement’ by possessing a ‘wild’ pet. But they're wrong.

Why exotic snakehead fish is under threat — people want them as aquarium pets, 6x rise in trade

Team from Oxford and Gauhati University says surge in trade between 2014 and 2019 is driven by increase in exports from West Bengal to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

From 1,260 to 150 — why power transmission lines are ‘biggest threat’ to Great Indian Bustard

The large, critically endangered birds with poor eyesight prefer arid areas, where they barely survive the death trap of power lines. Authorities have eyes for energy goals.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.