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Topic: Tiger conservation

Ranthambhore tiger reserve is paying the price of success

Ranthambhore’s popularity has come at a hefty price. And officials are now contemplating a zoo-like space outside the forest in a bid to satiate tourist hunger.

‘Tiger man’ Valmik Thapar took train to Ranthambore in his 20s on a whim. It changed his life

The author & pioneer of India's tiger conservation programme passed away early Saturday in Delhi at the age of 73 after battling cancer.

Mr India, Machli, Maya—Why India’s tiger reserves keep breaking the no-naming rule

Ranthambore tigers follow the T+number format, while in Panna, identification codes begin with P. But it's when reserves give names to tigers is when various problems begin to arise.

MP’s new plan to check man-animal conflict—Rs 145 cr fund for buffer zones, skilling youth

State has approved scheme titled ‘Development of Buffer Zones in Tiger Reserves’ with separate allocation, plans to develop model villages with innovative conservation efforts.

182 tigers died in 2023, a 50% spike from 2022, environment ministry tells Parliament

Maharashtra & MP saw an alarming rise in tiger deaths in 2023 despite a hike in govt aid for conservation to the states. Data on confirmed causes of deaths, however, remains low.

Fresh bid for tiger translocation — Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan request MP for big cats

First inter-state translocation project was said to have failed when tiger moved from MP to Odisha was found dead & another sent back. Fresh bid aims to boost tiger population.

Conservationists call SC order allowing Corbett tiger safari ‘ill-advised’ — ‘could alter area’s ecology’

The SC has allowed the tiger safari project since it is '80% complete'. In its order, it also stipulates which animals can be displayed and where.

‘First soldier of tiger conservation battle’ — an obituary for Sariska’s ST-2, India’s oldest tigress

As one of the two tigers enlisted to repopulate Sariska with tigers after poaching caused their extinction there, ST-2 became the face of India’s fight to save its tigers. She died Tuesday.

‘Tigers die, rumors fly’ – when 5 mysterious tiger deaths took Nagarhole by storm

In 'Among Tigers', conservation zoologist K Ullas Karanth recounts his fierce efforts to recover wild tigers from the brink.

Why tiger reserves see ‘less deforestation, carbon emission from forest loss’ than protected areas

Researchers from National University of Singapore & Princeton assessed 45 tiger reserves in India to find avoided emissions translate into ecosystem services worth around $92 mn.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.