IAS officer Supriya Sahu says Wildlife Institute of India tracked one bird last year. It’s tracking 3 this year & they followed same route with ‘astonishing precision'.
Geo-tagging reports by Wildlife Institute of India show how Chiuluan 2, named so after a Manipur village, has made its way back to eastern Asia for breeding season starting early June.
The migratory birds went from being hunted to protected in Northeast India in the span of a decade, reflecting one of the best conservation efforts in India.
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.
At Kanha Tiger Reserve, 'Lantana camara' & 'Pogostemon benghalensis' are causing 'significant decline in richness of native plants', affecting herbivores and, potentially, top predators.
The forensic cell of the Wildlife Institute of India is one of the country’s top authorities on meat identification and has submitted over 3,000 forensic reports over the last 18 years
Months after giving ‘in-principle approval’ for oil/gas drilling, govt’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has asked for further studies after Wildlife Institute’s recommendations.
The large, critically endangered birds with poor eyesight prefer arid areas, where they barely survive the death trap of power lines. Authorities have eyes for energy goals.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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