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Monday, July 28, 2025
TopicProject Cheetah

Topic: Project Cheetah

Kuno CCF on cheetah deaths — ‘action plan made in advance, things happen differently on ground’

Kuno National Park's chief conservator of forests Uttam Sharma talks about Project Cheetah & its challenges, the spate of deaths at the park & how his team's helping a lone cub survive.

In a first, 2 cheetahs released in Kuno National Park’s safari area after months in quarantine

This comes after steering committee gave an in-principle approval for the release. Madhya Pradesh forest dept says prey base still remains a concern.

Cheetahs won’t be sent into wild unless prey base is sufficient; action plan inadequate, says panel

Not to released from larger enclosure into wild unless prey populations are at appropriate level of 35 animals per sq km & ideally to 50 per sq km, says steering committee.

India drops plan to arm Heron drones under Project Cheetah: Here’s why

From Israeli Hermes Starliner to the American MQ-9B and swarm drones, India is upgrading its drone warfare capability in a big way, procuring a host of UAVs, including the US's Predator drones.

Cheetah Mitras are the ambassadors of Modi’s Kuno dream. They have been on the frontlines

The cheetah mitras may be the BFFs of the big cats, but like the rest of India, even they don’t know what’s happening within the national park, and why the cheetahs are dying.

One more cheetah dies in Kuno National Park, 9th death since March

Officials have said that a postmortem was being carried out to ascertain the cause of death of female African cheetah 'Dhatri' (Tiblisi).

‘Low prey density, chances of infection’ — why Centre says Rajasthan is unsuitable for Project Cheetah

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has informed the SC that the Rajasthan reserve is facing issues such as tiger deaths, feral cattle, staff shortage, and low prey density.

Male African cheetah dies in Kuno National Park, toll jumps to 8

Chief forest conservator says frequent deaths are normal in translocation projects, adding the government would ensure no more deaths take place.

3rd African cheetah dies in Kuno, of injuries from ‘violent mating’

20 cheetahs have been introduced in the Madhya Pradesh national park since September 2022 – eight from Namibia and 12 from South Africa.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.