Eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia in Africa and released in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno in one of the biggest trans-continental conservation experiments of its kind.
Eight cheetahs from Namibia were meticulously chosen for pilot project. They will be kept in isolation and in enclosures before being allowed to roam free in Kuno National Park.
In ‘Homeland Insecurities’, Sanjay Barbora writes how a wildlife conservationist’s job in India oscillates between criminal investigation and paralegal aid to forest department.
Sustainable use of wild species critical for food security, but threatened by overexploitation, pollution & climate change, among others, says report by intergovernmental agency, IPBES.
With much pomp and show, Collarwali, an important Schedule I biological specimen, was burned down according to tiger laws. But public sentimentality doesn’t help wildlife.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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