Tiger census underlines the challenges reserves face – man-animal conflicts, dearth of buffer zones, staff shortage & inadequate compensation for villagers.
From trivialising our wildlife resorts to defacing monuments, from killing tigers to burying our historical sites with rubbish, we display the same, very Indian index of callousness.
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
Why doesn’t the government consider appointing people like Valmik Thapar in key position where he control a certain budget for tiger conservation?