Livestock population drops 3.3 per cent in five years
Decrease in number of goats, sheep and camels indicates livelihood crisis for the poor; number of milk-producing animals has increased
The seven-second meet
On an assignment in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, TIASA ADHYA spends four days on a dinghy and chances upon the elusive cat on day three
Dolphin population in Odisha's Gahirmatha halves: Annual census
Total 233 dolphins spotted across Odisha, down from 259 in 2019, 270 in 2015
Census on captive elephants
Control and delete: Lack of data updating has left millions of poor Indians hungry; here is how
The government’s reliance on decade-old data due to a delay in census has resulted in exclusion of millions from the safety net of the …
73 elephants, 4 lions run over by trains in 4 years along with 63,000 other animals: CAG report
Report found that preventive measures circulated to zonal railways to prevent animal deaths had not been implemented even after 10 years
Will Madhya Pradesh retain its ‘Tiger State’ tag this year?
This year, 40 tigers died in MP — the highest in India
‘Gahirmatha dolphins migrated to deep sea due to climate change’
According to January 2020 census, only 62 dolphins were spotted at Gahirmatha — down from 126 in 2019
Hong Kong to ban ivory trade
The city is a key link in the ivory trafficking trade and provides a strategic transit hub into mainland China
India's missing toilets
Government unable to determine exactly how many households don't have toilets
Simply put: The budget amid a pandemic
Down To Earth’s cartoonist Sorit Gupto analyses the budget for the next financial year through his cartoons
Haryana's sex ratio success a result of behavioural change or fudged data?
The state's achievement comes at a time the Census’ Sample Registration System survey paints a grim picture for the country
Ashish Bose: a man who counted
India’s foremost demographer had a lively interest in a host of societal issues, specially the state of the aam admi
Sex-ratio gap on a constant high
India's tiger census 2018 may set a Guinness record
There is an application in with the Guinness Book of World Records to see if this is the largest wildlife survey ever conducted anywhere in the world
Tribal population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has declined: census report
Government and academic differ on reasons for decline
World Elephant Day: The trials of India’s national heritage animal
Of 21 venues housing 509 elephants, 45% were kept in severely inadequate conditions
To track a tigress: How officials in Chhattisgarh’s Achanakmar are trying to recover big cat numbers
Recent NTCA report found Chhattisgarh had only 17 tigers compared to 46 in 2014
NFHS-5: No, women don’t outnumber men in India just yet. Here is why
NFHS counts only certain women, who belong to specific demographic categories. There is a bias in it, say experts
Stop illegal eviction of tribes from Kanha Tiger Reserve, urge activists
While a few environmentalists claim that tribes encourage poaching in forests, others believe they help in conservation
With more tigers now, government decides to redistribute big cat
Calls for conservation of tigers outside tiger reserves as well
Odisha home to 30 tigers, 8 cubs, shows state census; 10 more than last NTCA count
National census report of 2022 put the tiger population at 20 in Odisha
Mystery deaths
With understaffed forest departments and the lack of qualified wildlife veterinarians, the cause for 55 per cent of tiger deaths remains unknown
Farmers have decreased, farm labourers increased: census report
Only 54.6 per cent of total workers in India are now part of the agriculture sector
Farmers shrink, labourers swell
Displacement, lack of jobs main reasons behind increase in farm labour