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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicMaharashtra forest department

Topic: Maharashtra forest department

‘Missing wildlife, animals not released in habitat’: NGO that ran Pune zoo rescue centre under govt lens

Mohana Basu -
Panel examining wildlife warden Paranjpe's report on 'mismanagement' likely to submit findings this week. Indian Herpetological Society, which managed now-closed centre, denies wrongdoing.

Tigress Avni was not killed in self-defence, conservation body says in scathing report

Sanya Dhingra -
Report by NTCA has found a series of unauthorised actions that led to the killing of Avni, the alleged man-eating tigress, in Maharashtra last month.

Why some activists suspect two of three cubs killed by train in Maharashtra may be Avni’s

Sanya Dhingra -
Activists have questioned the distance between the carcasses, and said the photos from the accident site looked staged.

It was a sad day for us: Maharashtra forest officials react to tigress Avni’s death

Manasi Phadke -
Union minister Maneka Gandhi severely criticised Avni’s killing but Maharashtra forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar defended this as an act of self-defence.

Orphaned, tigress Avni’s 10-month-old cubs stare at death or captivity

Sanya Dhingra -
Tigress Avni, a suspected man-eater, was killed in a late-night operation in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal

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Opinion

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai -
‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

The Public Safety Act was meant to protect society. In J&K, it protects power

US officials know that New Delhi can’t be coerced. India thinks it’s an equal partner

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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