The story of Amethi man Arif, booked for keeping a sarus crane, has sparked debate. Sarus experts say situation is ‘unprecedented’, but how it is handled from now is critical.
Return of cheetah to India will ‘strengthen’ Brand Modi. With it, Modi wants to convey to voters that he has made policy decisions at a “momentous” pace, said a senior BJP leader.
Passed by Lok Sabha, Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to make law suitable to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
A committee led by Jairam Ramesh wants changes in the Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill, 2021. It also wants a clause that allows the transport of live elephants scrapped.
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.
National Board for Wildlife has now proposed to seek measures to mitigate impact of projects in protected areas and eco-sensitive zones as part of project proposals.
India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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