wildlife conservation

A cheetah born in India has given birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav has described this as a historic milestone in the country's cheetah conservation efforts.In a social media post, Mr. Yadav...

Ahmedabad, April 10 Vantara, the wildlife conservation organization founded by Reliance Industries, announced on Friday that it would launch Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat.The university, run by Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani, will be a globally integrated...

Jaipur, April 10 The forest department has barred three guides and three vehicle drivers from entering the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve after tourists allegedly surrounded a tiger during a safari, officials said on Friday.The action follows an incident reported on April 2 during the evening...

Bhopal, April 10 A total of 149 leopards died in Madhya Pradesh over the 14 months starting January last year, with accidents accounting for the highest number of fatalities, according to data provided in response to a Right to Information query.While activist Ajay Dube, who filed the RTI...

Bengaluru, April 8 Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Wednesday that the increasing conflict between humans and wildlife has created a need to consider sterilizing specific species, and that the issue should be publicly debated.He clarified that no decision has been made so far, and...

Gorakhpur, April 7 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the establishment of the Uttar Pradesh Forestry and Horticulture University in Gorakhpur, according to an official statement.Chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Cabinet cleared the promulgation of the "Uttar Pradesh...

Balodabazar, April 5 A volunteer program launched by the forest department in the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh to strengthen community participation in wildlife conservation has received an encouraging response since its launch last month, an official said on Sunday."The...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 The Centre has given in-principle approval for Stage-1 forest clearance for the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri, officials said on Saturday.The greenfield airport project, proposed by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in 2021, has received...

New Delhi, April 3 Ganga water meets bathing standards at all monitored locations, and pollution levels in the river are declining, according to the government.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary said on Thursday that the pH...

Sambalpur (Odisha), April 2 As the summer season arrived, authorities at the Sambalpur Zoo here have made special arrangements, such as placing large ice cubes and air coolers for the animals, an official said.DFO, Hirakud Wildlife Division, Anshu Pragyan said that to protect the animals, air...

New Delhi, March 31 Two days after six former bureaucrats and wildlife conservationists opposed the deployment of 1,600 forest personnel for election duty in Assam, another group of 40 retired civil servants demanded that the state government retract the order.Issued on March 19, the order by...

Bhopal, March 29 Mukhi, the first cheetah born in India as part of an ambitious reintroduction program that began in September 2022 at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, celebrated her third birthday on Sunday, officials said."India's first-born cheetah, Mukhi, is turning three today...

New Delhi, March 29 A group of former bureaucrats and wildlife conservationists has called for the withdrawal of an order from the Assam government's environment department, which requires the deployment of approximately 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for the upcoming...

Bhopal, March 29 – Mukhi, India's first cheetah born in the wild under the ambitious 'Project Cheetah', turned three years old on Sunday, officials said.This milestone has been celebrated as a significant achievement for wildlife conservation in Madhya Pradesh and for the national effort to...

This is a major achievement in wildlife conservation, as a chick of the extremely rare Great Indian Bustard, locally known as Ghorad, has been born in Gujarat's Kutch district after nearly a decade. The birth has been reported from the grasslands of Abdasa, and is being seen as a major success...

Jaipur, March 29 The Rajasthan High Court has prohibited night safaris and the use of drones in the Jawai Leopard Reserve in the Pali district, expressing concern over the disturbance to wildlife caused by unregulated tourism activities.A bench comprising Justices Sandeep Shah and Pushpendra...

Bijnor (UP), March 28 A 57-year-old woman was killed by a leopard while she was working in a field near a forest with her husband, police said on Saturday.The incident took place at Hidayatpur Chauhadwala village in the Afzalgarh area on Friday evening.According to Forest Ranger Pradeep...

Johannesburg, March 27 Verushka Singh, the first Indian-origin Mrs. South Africa to be crowned in the pageant’s 24-year history, has stepped down just four months after her crowning, citing "personal and family reasons".In November 2025, Singh's victory was celebrated as a breakthrough for the...

Ujjain, March 25 – On the occasion of his 61st birthday on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav delivered a message from the newly established All India Radio (AIR) station in Ujjain.The Chief Minister began his address by reaffirming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Bhopal, March 24 – BJP leader Mohan Yadav, who is currently the 19th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, will turn 61 on March 25.Born on March 25, 1965, in Ujjain, Mohan Yadav is a lawyer by profession and has been a key figure in Madhya Pradesh politics.He previously served as a minister in...